Rhea Restricted Landing Area (IS66) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFSW), IS66 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Rhea Restricted Landing Area in Pontoosuc, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFSW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Rhea Restricted Landing Area (IS66) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pontoosuc, IL at a field elevation of 684 ft. IS66 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFSW, about 7 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 KBRL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFSW, 7 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFSW 280955Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM FEW080 14/10 A3015 RMK AO2
What changed at KFSW (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 IS66
Based on the nearest station (KFSW), IS66 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 684 ft). IS66 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBRL, about 12 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 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 27 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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IS66 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 09/272,000 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at IS66Wind
- 09
- 4 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 4 kt tailwind · 6 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 4→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IS66 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at IS66
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFSW reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 70%
- 27
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
IS66 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFSW, 7 nm away.
Wind is 58° 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
- IS66
- City
- Pontoosuc
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 684 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.5923, -91.2015
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFSW
- TAF
- Nearest KBRL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Rhea Restricted Landing Area (IS66)
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