Foxfield Aerodrome (6IL4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSFY), 6IL4 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Foxfield Aerodrome in Lanark, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSFY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Foxfield Aerodrome (6IL4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lanark, IL at a field elevation of 895 ft. 6IL4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSFY, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSFY, 12 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 5 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KSFY 280955Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 09/09 A3017 RMK AO2 T00890085
What changed at KSFY (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Visibility dropped from 10 SM to 5 SM.
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for 6IL4
Based on the nearest station (KSFY), 6IL4 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 895 ft). 6IL4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 35 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2,200 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 35 | 2,200 ft | TURF | - | - |
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6IL4 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 17/352,200 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6IL4Wind
- 17
- no steady wind
- 35
- no steady wind
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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 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6IL4 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 6IL4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSFY reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 1 flight-category change. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 64%
- 35
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
6IL4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSFY, 12 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6IL4
- City
- Lanark
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 895 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.1603, -89.8862
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSFY
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 48m
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Pilot PIREPs for Foxfield Aerodrome (6IL4)
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