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Taylor Airport (IL07) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRPJ), IL07 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Taylor Airport in Amboy, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRPJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Taylor Airport (IL07) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Amboy, IL at a field elevation of 760 ft. IL07 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRPJ, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.

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VFR
Observed 2115Z (4:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRPJ, 14 nm away.

Wind
190° 11 kt
gusting 17 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 11 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KRPJ 282115Z AUTO 19011G17KT 7SM CLR 24/12 A3010 RMK AO2 T02410116

What changed at KRPJ (nearest station)?

Since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 8,500 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
  • Visibility moved from 10 SM to 7 SM.

Current pilot readout for IL07

Based on the nearest station (KRPJ), IL07 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 11. Density altitude is approximately 1,800 ft (field elevation 760 ft). IL07 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 30 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
11FAV2 kt head11 kt right (g17)
292 kt tail11 kt left (g17)

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IL07 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 11/29
    1,300 × 70 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at IL07
    Wind
    11
    2 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
    29
    2 kt tailwind · 11 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
0122321Z09Z21Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

IL07 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 IL07

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

PIREP2129Z (4:29 PM CDT) · 67 NM S of IL07 · 34,000 ft MSL · B737
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PIA UA /OV PIA/TM 2129/FL340/TP B737/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
PIA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PIALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2129Reported at 21:29 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP2034Z (3:34 PM CDT) · 37 NM E of IL07 · 2,000 ft MSL · C208
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HNL UA /OV FREEWAY ARR/TM 2034/FL020/TP C208/SK CKH BASE 060 FEW 040/WX NO PRECIP
HNL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FREEWAY ARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2034Reported at 20:34 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK CKH BASE 060 FEW 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX NO PRECIPWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1957Z (2:57 PM CDT) · 17 NM W of IL07 · 10,000 ft MSL · BE55
light rime icing
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SQI UA /OV SQI/TM 1957/FL100/TP BE55/TA 00/IC LGT RIME
SQI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SQILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1957Reported at 19:57 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP BE55Aircraft type reporting.
TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1940Z (2:40 PM CDT) · 45 NM E of IL07 · 35,000 ft MSL · B739
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JOT UA /OV JOT/TM 1940/FL350/TP B739/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 1940Reported at 19:40 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at IL07

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRPJ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 6%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 7

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.

11
64%
29
36%

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Live crosswind meter

IL07 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRPJ, 14 nm away.

N112911 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
11 kt
Headwind in gusts
3 kt
Crosswind in gusts
17 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Taylor Airport (IL07)
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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
IL07
City
Amboy
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
760 ft
Coordinates
41.7236, -89.2918
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRPJ
TAF
Nearest KRFD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
1h 28m

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Pilot PIREPs for Taylor Airport (IL07)

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

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