Frings Airport (65IS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPNT), 65IS is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Frings Airport in Leeds, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPNT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Frings Airport (65IS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Leeds, IL at a field elevation of 675 ft. 65IS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPNT, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBMI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPNT, 17.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (60°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPNT 281355Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A3024 RMK AO2 T01540112 PWINO
What changed at KPNT (nearest station)?
Since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 65IS
Based on the nearest station (KPNT), 65IS is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 675 ft). 65IS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBMI, about 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,300 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 27 | 2,300 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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65IS 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 09/272,300 × 90 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 65ISWind
- 09
- 2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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 23 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
65IS weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 65IS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARR UA /OV KARR/TM 1345/FL018/TP C172/WX FV07SM/RM VIS AT LEAST 7
ARR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.WX FV07SMWeather and flight visibility observed.RM VIS AT LEAST 7Remarks.Show raw report
EVV UA /OV CMI075020/TM 1246/FL290/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP
EVV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CMI075020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1246Reported at 12:46 UTC.FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
ARP UAL2837 3950N 08913W 0940 F390 TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL2837 3950N 08913W 094…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 65IS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPNT reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 51%
- 27
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
65IS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPNT, 17 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 65IS
- City
- Leeds
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 675 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.0239, -88.9837
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPNT
- TAF
- Nearest KBMI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Frings Airport (65IS)
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