Mc Christy Airport (IS54) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for IS54 right now.
Aviation weather near Mc Christy Airport in Stonington, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTAZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mc Christy Airport (IS54) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Stonington, IL at a field elevation of 630 ft. IS54 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTAZ, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDEC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTAZ, 10.7 nm away.
Current pilot readout for IS54
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 2,600 ft | TURF | - | - |
| S | 2,600 ft | TURF | - | - |
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IS54 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 IS54
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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EVV UA /OV CMI075020/TM 1246/FL290/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP
EVV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CMI075020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1246Reported at 12:46 UTC.FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
UIN UA /OV UIN170030/TM 1238/FL120/TP S22T/TA M03/IC LGT RIME/RM ZKC FDC FN
UIN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV UIN170030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP S22TAircraft type reporting.TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.Show raw report
ARP UAL2837 3950N 08913W 0940 F390 TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL2837 3950N 08913W 094…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at IS54
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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
- IS54
- City
- Stonington
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 630 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.6431, -89.1445
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTAZ
- TAF
- Nearest KDEC
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 47m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mc Christy Airport (IS54)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Mc Christy Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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