Herren Airport (IS56) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KI63), IS56 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Herren Airport in Timewell, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KI63): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Herren Airport (IS56) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Timewell, IL at a field elevation of 654 ft. IS56 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KI63, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KUIN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KI63, 7.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KI63 280955Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3018 RMK AO2 T01210087
What changed at KI63 (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for IS56
Based on the nearest station (KI63), IS56 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 654 ft). IS56 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KUIN, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 1,500 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 0 kt |
| 35 | 1,500 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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IS56 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 17/351,500 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at IS56Wind
- 17
- 5 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 35
- 5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IS56 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 IS56
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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 IS56
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KI63 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 64%
- 35
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
IS56 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KI63, 7.1 nm away.
Wind is 2° off runway 17, 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
- IS56
- City
- Timewell
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 654 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.0881, -90.8854
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KI63
- TAF
- Nearest KUIN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Herren Airport (IS56)
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