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Smith Restricted Landing Area (61LL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBLV), 61LL is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Smith Restricted Landing Area in Peirron, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBLV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Smith Restricted Landing Area (61LL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Peirron, IL at a field elevation of 530 ft. 61LL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBLV, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBLV.

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VFR
Observed 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBLV, 17.8 nm away.

Wind
190° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 14,000 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBLV 281955Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM FEW140 26/10 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP208 T02630100 $

Current pilot readout for 61LL

Based on the nearest station (KBLV), 61LL is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 530 ft). 61LL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBLV, about 18 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
27FAV2 kt head9 kt left
092 kt tail9 kt right

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61LL 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.

  • Runway 09/27
    1,600 × 70 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 61LL
    Wind
    09
    2 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
    27
    2 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

61LL weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 61LL

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1503Z (10:03 AM CDT) · 64 NM W of 61LL · 9,000 ft MSL · C182
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SET UA /OV STL315026 /TM 1503 /FL090 /TP C182 /SK OVC090-TOP110 /WX FV99SM /TA 08 /WV 00000KT /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDS
SET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STL315026Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP C182Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC090-TOP110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 08Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 00000KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDSRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 61LL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 1/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

27
69%
09
31%

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Live crosswind meter

61LL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBLV, 18 nm away.

N27099 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
9 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Smith Restricted Landing Area (61LL)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
61LL
City
Peirron
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
530 ft
Coordinates
38.7731, -89.5936
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBLV
TAF
Nearest KBLV
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
2h 41m

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Pilot PIREPs for Smith Restricted Landing Area (61LL)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Smith Restricted Landing Area, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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