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King Airport (7IS9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCPS), 7IS9 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near King Airport in Columbia, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCPS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

King Airport (7IS9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Columbia, IL at a field elevation of 407 ft. 7IS9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCPS, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCPS.

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VFR
Observed 1853Z (1:53 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCPS, 6.8 nm away.

Wind
150° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.17"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCPS 281853Z 15008KT 10SM CLR 26/10 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP214 T02610100 $

Current pilot readout for 7IS9

Based on the nearest station (KCPS), 7IS9 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 407 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
15FAV8 kt head0 kt
337 kt tail4 kt right

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7IS9 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 15/33
    2,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 7IS9
    Wind
    15
    8 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    33
    7 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    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.

7IS9 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 7IS9

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

PIREP1503Z (10:03 AM CDT) · 51 NM NW of 7IS9 · 9,000 ft MSL · C182
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SET UA /OV STL315026 /TM 1503 /FL090 /TP C182 /SK OVC090-TOP110 /WX FV99SM /TA 08 /WV 00000KT /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDS
SET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STL315026Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP C182Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC090-TOP110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 08Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 00000KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDSRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 7IS9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 8

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.

15
55%
33
45%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)

TAF KCPS 281720Z 2818/2918 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050 FM291600 24006KT P6SM FEW250

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Live crosswind meter

7IS9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCPS, 6.8 nm away.

N15338 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 0° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of King Airport (7IS9)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
7IS9
City
Columbia
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
407 ft
Coordinates
38.4764, -90.2362
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCPS
TAF
Nearest KCPS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 38m

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Pilot PIREPs for King Airport (7IS9)

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

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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