Keil Airport (6IL5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCIR), 6IL5 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Keil Airport in Dongola, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCIR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Keil Airport (6IL5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dongola, IL at a field elevation of 525 ft. 6IL5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCIR, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 1,850 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCGI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCIR, 19.5 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCIR 281915Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 26/11 A3021 RMK AO2 T02570111
What changed at KCIR (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 6IL5
Based on the nearest station (KCIR), 6IL5 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 525 ft). 6IL5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCGI, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 1,850 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 01 | 1,850 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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6IL5 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 01/191,850 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6IL5Wind
- 01
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 3 kt headwind · 4 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 24 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6IL5 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 6IL5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCIR reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 16 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 01
- 60%
- 19
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
6IL5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCIR, 20 nm away.
Wind is 59° off runway 19, 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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6IL5
- City
- Dongola
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 525 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.3864, -89.1604
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,850 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCIR
- TAF
- Nearest KCGI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Keil Airport (6IL5)
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