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Carlson Restricted Landing Area (IS19) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFEP), IS19 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Carlson Restricted Landing Area in Pecatonica, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFEP): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Carlson Restricted Landing Area (IS19) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pecatonica, IL at a field elevation of 740 ft. IS19 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFEP, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFEP, 12.7 nm away.

Wind
200° 12 kt
gusting 18 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.12"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFEP 281915Z AUTO 20012G18KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A3012 RMK AO2 T02410130

What changed at KFEP (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 18 kt.

Current pilot readout for IS19

Based on the nearest station (KFEP), IS19 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 740 ft). IS19 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 13 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
27FAV4 kt head11 kt left (g17)
094 kt tail11 kt right (g17)

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IS19 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 09/27
    2,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at IS19
    Wind
    09
    4 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
    27
    4 kt headwind · 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
0102119Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 9→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

IS19 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 IS19

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

PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 90 NM S of IS19 · 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) · 60 NM S of IS19 · 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) · 67 NM E of IS19 · 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) · 51 NM SE of IS19 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at IS19

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFEP reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 1%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

27
56%
09
44%

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Live crosswind meter

IS19 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFEP, 13 nm away.

N270912 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
11 kt
Headwind in gusts
6 kt
Crosswind in gusts
17 kt

Wind is 69° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Carlson Restricted Landing Area (IS19)
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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
IS19
City
Pecatonica
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
740 ft
Coordinates
42.3354, -89.3237
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFEP
TAF
Nearest KRFD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 30m

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Pilot PIREPs for Carlson Restricted Landing Area (IS19)

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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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