Mercer County Airport (C00) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:52 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMLI), C00 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Mercer County Airport in Aledo, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMLI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mercer County Airport (C00) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Aledo, IL at a field elevation of 740 ft. C00 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMLI, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,480 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMLI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMLI, 15.8 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMLI 281152Z 07003KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T00830072 10139 20078 53002
What changed at KMLI (nearest station)?
Since the 1052Z (5:52 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1052Z (5:52 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for C00
Based on the nearest station (KMLI), C00 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 740 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 2,480 ft | ASPH-G | 1 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 17 | 2,480 ft | ASPH-G | 1 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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C00 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 17/352,480 × 45 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at C00Wind
- 17
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
C00 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 C00
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMLI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 70%
- 35
- 30%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)
TAF KMLI 281120Z 2812/2912 12006KT P6SM SCT100 FM281600 18010G19KT P6SM FEW080 FM282300 18008KT P6SM FEW100 FM290300 19010KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/23040KT PROB30 2907/2910 5SM -TSRA BR BKN050CB FM291000 23007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050
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Live crosswind meter
C00 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMLI, 16 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- C00
- City
- Aledo
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 740 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.2486, -90.7371
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,480 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMLI
- TAF
- Nearest KMLI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 10h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mercer County Airport (C00)
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