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Geldean Airport (6IL9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 6IL9 right now.

Aviation weather near Geldean Airport in Walnut, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSQI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Geldean Airport (6IL9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Walnut, IL at a field elevation of 745 ft. 6IL9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSQI, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMLI.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSQI, 13.8 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at KSQI (nearest station)?

Since the 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 14 kt.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.14 → 30.12 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 6IL9

A current METAR is not available for 6IL9 right now. The nearest reporting station is KSQI. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
14--
32--

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6IL9 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 14/32
    1,600 × 100 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6IL9
    Wind
    14
    no steady wind
    32
    no steady wind
    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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
081619Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

6IL9 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 6IL9

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

PIREP1826Z (1:26 PM CDT) · 89 NM W of 6IL9 · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
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IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 1826/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
IOW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IOWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 58 NM SE of 6IL9 · 35,000 ft MSL · B744
continuous light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 24 NM SE of 6IL9 · 13,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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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.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 82 NM E of 6IL9 · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM9
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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.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 54 NM E of 6IL9 · 1,800 ft MSL · C172
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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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 6IL9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSQI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/7 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 3

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.

14
55%
32
45%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Geldean Airport (6IL9)
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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
6IL9
City
Walnut
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
745 ft
Coordinates
41.5140, -89.6311
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSQI
TAF
Nearest KMLI
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 31m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Geldean Airport (6IL9)

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 Geldean Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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