Mc Pherson Airport (5IS9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEOK), 5IS9 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots gusting 12, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Mc Pherson Airport in Carthage, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEOK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mc Pherson Airport (5IS9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Carthage, IL at a field elevation of 640 ft. 5IS9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEOK, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KUIN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEOK, 19 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 6 kt, gusting 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,400 ft, scattered clouds at 3,100 ft, broken clouds at 4,200 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,200 ft.
METAR KEOK 290035Z AUTO 18006G12KT 10SM SCT024 SCT031 BKN042 22/11 A3006 RMK A01
What changed at KEOK (nearest station)?
Since the 0015Z (7:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 12 kt.
Current pilot readout for 5IS9
Based on the nearest station (KEOK), 5IS9 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots gusting 12, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,200 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 640 ft). 5IS9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KUIN, about 24 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 1,800 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 0 kt |
| W | 1,800 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 0 kt |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling 8,000 ft → 4,200 ft.
5IS9 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 5IS9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PIA UA /OV PIA270030/TM 0038/FL140/TP MULT/TB LGT-MOD CHOP FL140-110/RM DURD BENKY/TRTLL
PIA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PIA270030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0038Reported at 00:38 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP MULTAircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD CHOP FL140-110Turbulence: light to moderate chop fl140-110.RM DURD BENKY/TRTLLRemarks.Show raw report
PIA UA /OV PIA/TM 2159/FL370/TP B739/TB NEG
PIA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PIALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2159Reported at 21:59 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
PIA UA /OV PIA/TM 2129/FL340/TP B737/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
PIA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PIALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2129Reported at 21:29 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTHRemarks.Show raw report
CID UA /OV CID/TM 2121/FL080/TP E170/SK TOP135/IC CONS LGT 080-135
CID UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CIDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2121Reported at 21:21 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP135Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC CONS LGT 080-135Icing: continuous light 8,000–13,500 ft.Show raw report
IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 1949/FL320/TP B739/TB NEG
IOW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IOWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1949Reported at 19:49 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5IS9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEOK reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5IS9
- City
- Carthage
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 640 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.3306, -91.0501
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEOK
- TAF
- Nearest KUIN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 22h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mc Pherson Airport (5IS9)
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