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Bingham Airport (IL05) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:30 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBUU), IL05 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Bingham Airport in Alden, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBUU): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Bingham Airport (IL05) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Alden, IL at a field elevation of 980 ft. IL05 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBUU, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KENW.

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VFR
Observed 1730Z (12:30 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBUU, 17.1 nm away.

Wind
170° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.17"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 49°F / 10°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBUU 281730Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A3017 RMK AO2 T02270097

Current pilot readout for IL05

Based on the nearest station (KBUU), IL05 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,850 ft (field elevation 980 ft). IL05 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KENW, about 27 nm away.

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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 left
368 kt tail1 kt right

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IL05 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
    1,800 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at IL05
    Wind
    18
    8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    36
    8 kt tailwind · 1 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.

IL05 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 IL05

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

PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 91 NM S of IL05 · 35,000 ft MSL · B744
continuous light chop turbulence
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 72 NM SW of IL05 · 13,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 1414/FL130/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 38 NM SE of IL05 · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM9
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ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1414/FL260/TP TBM9/TB NEG
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 40 NM S of IL05 · 1,800 ft MSL · C172
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ARR UA /OV KARR/TM 1345/FL018/TP C172/WX FV07SM/RM VIS AT LEAST 7
ARR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV07SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM VIS AT LEAST 7Remarks.
PIREP1219Z (7:19 AM CDT) · 80 NM NE of IL05 · 15,000 ft MSL · B38M
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MKG UA /OV MKG270040/TM 1219/FL150/TP B38M/TB NEG
MKG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MKG270040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1219Reported at 12:19 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at IL05

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

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

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 4%IFR 5%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 2/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 17

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.

18
58%
36
42%

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Live crosswind meter

IL05 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBUU, 17 nm away.

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

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

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Turf · 1,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Bingham Airport (IL05)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
IL05
City
Alden
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
980 ft
Coordinates
42.4403, -88.4890
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBUU
TAF
Nearest KENW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 57m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bingham Airport (IL05)

Community-submitted

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

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