Nelson Private Airport (60IS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAJG), 60IS is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Nelson Private Airport in Browns, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAJG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Nelson Private Airport (60IS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Browns, IL at a field elevation of 420 ft. 60IS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAJG, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEVV.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAJG, 17.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (78°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAJG 282015Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM CLR 25/09 A3021 RMK AO2 T02540088
What changed at KAJG (nearest station)?
Since the 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 60IS
Based on the nearest station (KAJG), 60IS is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 420 ft). 60IS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEVV, about 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 4,000 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 34 | 4,000 ft | TURF | 7 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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60IS runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 16/344,000 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 60ISWind
- 16
- 8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 7 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 5→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
60IS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 60IS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAJG reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 52%
- 34
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
60IS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAJG, 17 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 60IS
- City
- Browns
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 420 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.4006, -87.9886
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAJG
- TAF
- Nearest KEVV
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 29m
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Pilot PIREPs for Nelson Private Airport (60IS)
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