Koppie Airport (7IS5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for 7IS5 right now.
Aviation weather near Koppie Airport in Gilberts, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDPA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Koppie Airport (7IS5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gilberts, IL at a field elevation of 890 ft. 7IS5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDPA, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDPA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDPA, 14.1 nm away.
What changed at KDPA (nearest station)?
Since the 1052Z (5:52 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 9,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for 7IS5
A current METAR is not available for 7IS5 right now. The nearest reporting station is KDPA. 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 2,300 ft | TURF | - | - |
| S | 2,300 ft | TURF | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 9,000 ft.
7IS5 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 7IS5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDPA reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)
TAF KDPA 281120Z 2812/2912 18005KT P6SM SCT100 FM281600 20011G17KT P6SM SCT060
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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
- 7IS5
- City
- Gilberts
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 890 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.1214, -88.3781
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDPA
- TAF
- Nearest KDPA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 10h 53m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Elgin Academy of RC Flyers - Freeman Kame-Meagher Forest Preserve , Gilberts, IL · 1 mi
- Silent Order of Aeromodeling - Hampshire Forest Preserve Dr , Hampshire, IL · 6 mi
- Poplar Creek Model Airplane Flying Field , Hoffman Estates, IL · 12 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Koppie Airport (7IS5)
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