David Gillespie Airport (69IL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVYS), 69IL is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near David Gillespie Airport in Marseilles, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVYS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
David Gillespie Airport (69IL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Marseilles, IL at a field elevation of 730 ft. 69IL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVYS, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDPA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVYS, 21.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KVYS 281635Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR A3019 RMK AO2
Current pilot readout for 69IL
Based on the nearest station (KVYS), 69IL is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). 69IL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDPA, about 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 7 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 36 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 7 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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69IL 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 18/362,600 × 145 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 69ILWind
- 18
- 7 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 7 kt tailwind · 1 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.
69IL 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 69IL
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B744Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 1414/FL130/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1414/FL260/TP TBM9/TB NEG
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ORDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 69IL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 78%
- 36
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
69IL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVYS, 21 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 18, 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 69IL
- City
- Marseilles
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 730 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.3649, -88.6778
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KVYS
- TAF
- Nearest KDPA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for David Gillespie Airport (69IL)
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