Illinois Valley Parachute Club Airport (81IL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KBMI), 81IL is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Illinois Valley Parachute Club Airport in Minier, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBMI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Illinois Valley Parachute Club Airport (81IL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Minier, IL at a field elevation of 646 ft. 81IL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBMI, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,640 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBMI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBMI, 20.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBMI 272056Z 19008KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP225 T02000089 56013
What changed at KBMI (nearest station)?
Since the 1956Z (2:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1956Z (2:56 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 81IL
Based on the nearest station (KBMI), 81IL is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 646 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 2,640 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 1 kt left |
| W | 2,640 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
81IL weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 81IL
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HUF UA /OV TTH300012/TM 2054/FL230/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TTH300012Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2054Reported at 20:54 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
SPI UA /OV SPI/TM 2026/FL200/TP C441/TA M14/IC TRACE RIME/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
SPI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SPILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2026Reported at 20:26 UTC.FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.TP C441Aircraft type reporting.TA M14Outside air temperature, °C.IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.Show raw report
VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 2018/FL220/TP E170/TA M15/IC LGT RIME FL220-190/RM DURD SHAIN2
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2018Reported at 20:18 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME FL220-190Icing: light rime fl220-190.RM DURD SHAIN2Remarks.Show raw report
CMI UA /OV CMI/TM 2009/FL220/TP C441/TA M17/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT RIME/RM IMC
CMI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CMILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP C441Aircraft type reporting.TA M17Outside air temperature, °C.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM IMCRemarks.Show raw report
CMI UA /OV CMI130030/TM 2009/FL340/TP B38M/TB CONT LGT CAT/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
CMI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CMI130030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB CONT LGT CATTurbulence: cont light clear-air turbulence.RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.Show raw report
JOT UA /OV JOT280030/TM 1920/FL240/TP C68A/TA M28/IC LGT MX
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JOT280030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1920Reported at 19:20 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP C68AAircraft type reporting.TA M28Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT MXIcing: light mx.Show raw report
JOT UA /OV JOT090015/TM 1918/FL340/TP C68A/TB LGT CHOP
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JOT090015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1918Reported at 19:18 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP C68AAircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.Show raw report
RPJ UA /OV RPJ/TM 1918/FL190/TP E170/TB NEG
RPJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RPJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1918Reported at 19:18 UTC.FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 81IL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBMI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KBMI 271720Z 2718/2818 19010KT P6SM OVC200 FM280000 18006KT P6SM OVC120 FM281500 18010KT P6SM BKN070
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 81IL
- City
- Minier
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 646 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.4339, -89.3566
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,640 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBMI
- TAF
- Nearest KBMI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 1h 33m
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Pilot PIREPs for Illinois Valley Parachute Club Airport (81IL)
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