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Niklaus RLA Restricted Landing Area (IS26) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:53 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KCMI), IS26 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Niklaus RLA Restricted Landing Area in Farmer City, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCMI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Niklaus RLA Restricted Landing Area (IS26) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Farmer City, IL at a field elevation of 725 ft. IS26 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCMI, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,620 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCMI.

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VFR
Observed 2253Z (5:53 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCMI, 17.8 nm away.

Wind
200° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.21"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCMI 272253Z 20005KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01780089

What changed at KCMI (nearest station)?

Since the 2153Z (4:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature down 3°C.

Current pilot readout for IS26

Based on the nearest station (KCMI), IS26 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 725 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
27FAV2 kt head5 kt left
092 kt tail5 kt right

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IS26 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
    2,620 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at IS26
    Wind
    09
    2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    27
    2 kt headwind · 5 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
061223Z11Z22Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

IS26 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 IS26

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

PIREP2343Z (6:43 PM CDT) · 83 NM N of IS26 · 18,000 ft MSL · PC12
light rime fl180-165 icing
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JOT UA /OV JOT270020/TM 2343/FL180/TP PC12/TA M11/IC LGT RIME FL180-165
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JOT270020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2343Reported at 23:43 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA M11Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME FL180-165Icing: light rime fl180-165.
PIREP2335Z (6:35 PM CDT) · 69 NM N of IS26 · 12,000 ft MSL · CL35
light to moderate turbulence
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VYS UA /OV VYS100015/TM 2335/FL120/TP CL35/TB LGT-MOD
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VYS100015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2335Reported at 23:35 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
PIREP2333Z (6:33 PM CDT) · 68 NM N of IS26 · 12,000 ft MSL · CL35
moderate turbulence
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MDW UA /OV 20 SW JOT/TM 2333/FL120/TP CL35/TB MOD/RM SMOOTH BELLOW 100
MDW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20 SW JOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2333Reported at 23:33 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM SMOOTH BELLOW 100Remarks.
PIREP2319Z (6:19 PM CDT) · 60 NM E of IS26 · 35,000 ft MSL · A21N
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LAF UA /OV BVT240015/TM 2319/FL350/TP A21N/TB NEG
LAF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BVT240015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2319Reported at 23:19 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2317Z (6:17 PM CDT) · 96 NM N of IS26 · 37,000 ft MSL · B752
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ARR UA /OV ARR/TM 2317/FL370/TP B752/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
ARR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2317Reported at 23:17 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP2316Z (6:16 PM CDT) · 93 NM NE of IS26 · 38,000 ft MSL · B752
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IGQ UA /OV CGT/TM 2316/FL380/TP B752/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
IGQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CGTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2316Reported at 23:16 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP2314Z (6:14 PM CDT) · 32 NM NE of IS26 · 34,000 ft MSL · A21N
continuous light chop turbulence
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TIP UA /OV RBS/TM 2314/FL340/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT CHOP
TIP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RBSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2314Reported at 23:14 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP2306Z (6:06 PM CDT) · 49 NM E of IS26 · during climb · CRJ7
continuous light chop/ none reported abv fl250 turbulence
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DNV UA /OV DNV/TM 2306/FL250/TP CRJ7/TB CONS LGT CHOP/ NEG ABV FL250/RM DURC
DNV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DNVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2306Reported at 23:06 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP/ NEG ABV FL…Turbulence: continuous light chop/ none reported abv fl250.
RM DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at IS26

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCMI reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 34 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 53%MVFR 24%IFR 24%
Wind avg/max: 5/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 1%IFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 8,500 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: E
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.

09
61%
27
39%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)

TAF KCMI 271720Z 2718/2818 19009KT P6SM BKN200 FM280000 16005KT P6SM OVC120 FM281600 18009KT P6SM BKN070

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Live crosswind meter

IS26 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCMI, 18 nm away.

N27095 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
5 kt

Wind is 70° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,620 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Niklaus RLA Restricted Landing Area (IS26)
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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
IS26
City
Farmer City
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
725 ft
Coordinates
40.1834, -88.6153
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,620 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCMI
TAF
Nearest KCMI
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
23h 6m

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Pilot PIREPs for Niklaus RLA Restricted Landing Area (IS26)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Niklaus RLA Restricted Landing Area, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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