Smith Restricted Landing Area (6LL5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIJX), 6LL5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Smith Restricted Landing Area in New Berlin, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIJX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Smith Restricted Landing Area (6LL5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around New Berlin, IL at a field elevation of 632 ft. 6LL5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIJX, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSPI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIJX, 11.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 15°C (58°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,000 ft.
METAR KIJX 281255Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM BKN080 15/09 A3021 RMK AO2 T01450092
What changed at KIJX (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 8,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for 6LL5
Based on the nearest station (KIJX), 6LL5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 632 ft). 6LL5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSPI, about 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 7 kt tail | 0 kt |
| W | 2,200 ft | TURF | 7 kt tail | 0 kt |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → 8,000 ft.
6LL5 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 6LL5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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
UIN UA /OV UIN170030/TM 1238/FL120/TP S22T/TA M03/IC LGT RIME/RM ZKC FDC FN
UIN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV UIN170030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP S22TAircraft type reporting.TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.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 6LL5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIJX reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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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
- 6LL5
- City
- New Berlin
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 632 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.7895, -89.9912
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIJX
- TAF
- Nearest KSPI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 51m
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Pilot PIREPs for Smith Restricted Landing Area (6LL5)
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