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Weishaupt Airport (9IL6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:54 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KPIA), 9IL6 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Weishaupt Airport in Mackinaw, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPIA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Weishaupt Airport (9IL6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mackinaw, IL at a field elevation of 650 ft. 9IL6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPIA, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPIA.

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VFR
Observed 2054Z (3:54 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPIA, 17.4 nm away.

Wind
190° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.17"
Temp / Dew
69°F / 21°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPIA 272054Z 19008KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215 T02060089 56017

What changed at KPIA (nearest station)?

Since the 1954Z (2:54 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1954Z (2:54 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 9IL6

Based on the nearest station (KPIA), 9IL6 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 650 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
18FAV8 kt head1 kt right
368 kt tail1 kt left

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9IL6 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 18/36
    2,300 × 105 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 9IL6
    Wind
    18
    8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    36
    8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    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
061221Z09Z20Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

9IL6 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 9IL6

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

PIREP2026Z (3:26 PM CDT) · 43 NM S of 9IL6 · 20,000 ft MSL · C441
trace rime icing
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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.
PIREP2018Z (3:18 PM CDT) · 51 NM N of 9IL6 · during descent · E170
light rime fl220-190 icing
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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.
PIREP2009Z (3:09 PM CDT) · 58 NM SE of 9IL6 · 22,000 ft MSL · C441
light chop turbulencelight rime icing
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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.
PIREP2009Z (3:09 PM CDT) · 87 NM SE of 9IL6 · 34,000 ft MSL · B38M
cont light clear-air turbulence
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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.
PIREP1920Z (2:20 PM CDT) · 70 NM N of 9IL6 · 24,000 ft MSL · C68A
light mx icing
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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.
PIREP1918Z (2:18 PM CDT) · 78 NM NE of 9IL6 · 37,000 ft MSL · A21N
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JOT UA /OV JOT/TM 1918/FL370/TP A21N/TB NEG
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1918Reported at 19:18 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1918Z (2:18 PM CDT) · 84 NM N of 9IL6 · 19,000 ft MSL · E170
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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.
PIREP1918Z (2:18 PM CDT) · 88 NM NE of 9IL6 · 34,000 ft MSL · C68A
light chop turbulence
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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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 9IL6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPIA reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft
Lowest vis: 8 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
61%
36
39%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)

TAF KPIA 271720Z 2718/2818 19008KT P6SM OVC200 FM280000 17004KT P6SM OVC120 FM281500 18009KT P6SM BKN070

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Live crosswind meter

9IL6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPIA, 17 nm away.

N18368 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Weishaupt Airport (9IL6)
N ↑

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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
9IL6
City
Mackinaw
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
650 ft
Coordinates
40.5131, -89.3673
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPIA
TAF
Nearest KPIA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
1h 22m

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Pilot PIREPs for Weishaupt Airport (9IL6)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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