Aero Acres Airport (IL51) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPNT), IL51 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Aero Acres Airport in Dwight, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPNT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Aero Acres Airport (IL51) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dwight, IL at a field elevation of 645 ft. IL51 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPNT, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBMI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPNT, 14.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPNT 281535Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A3023 RMK AO2 T02110108
What changed at KPNT (nearest station)?
Since the 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for IL51
Based on the nearest station (KPNT), IL51 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 645 ft). IL51 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBMI, about 43 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 9 kt right |
| 27 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 9 kt left |
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IL51 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 09/272,600 × 275 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at IL51Wind
- 09
- 0 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 0 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 6→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IL51 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 IL51
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPNT reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 51%
- 27
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
IL51 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPNT, 15 nm away.
Wind is 90° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IL51
- City
- Dwight
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 645 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.0383, -88.3350
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPNT
- TAF
- Nearest KBMI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 7h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Aero Acres Airport (IL51)
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