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Paxton Airport (K1C1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTIP), K1C1 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Paxton Airport in Paxton, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTIP): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Paxton Airport (K1C1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Paxton, IL at a field elevation of 779 ft. K1C1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTIP, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,409 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCMI.

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VFR
Observed 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTIP, 9.4 nm away.

Wind
210° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.25"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 49°F / 10°C

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KTIP 281615Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM CLR 22/10 A3025 RMK AO2 T02210096 TSNO

What changed at KTIP (nearest station)?

Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 180° to 210°.

Current pilot readout for K1C1

Based on the nearest station (KTIP), K1C1 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 779 ft). K1C1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCMI, about 26 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
18FAV7 kt head4 kt right
367 kt tail4 kt left

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K1C1 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 18/36
    3,409 × 50 ft · ASPH-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K1C1
    Wind
    18
    7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    36
    7 kt tailwind · 4 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
061216Z04Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K1C1 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 K1C1

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

PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 36 NM NW of K1C1 · 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) · 71 NM NW of K1C1 · 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) · 92 NM N of K1C1 · 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) · 81 NM N of K1C1 · 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.
PIREP1246Z (7:46 AM CDT) · 24 NM SE of K1C1 · 29,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1245Z (7:45 AM CDT) · 91 NM E of K1C1 · during climb · PA46
moderate turbulence
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IND UA /OV EYE 020010/TM 1245/FL018/TP PA46/TB MOD/RM DURC
IND UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EYE 020010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1245Reported at 12:45 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP PA46Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K1C1

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTIP reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
56%
36
44%

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Live crosswind meter

K1C1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTIP, 9.4 nm away.

N18368 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,409 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Paxton Airport (K1C1) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Daily IREG local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Pattern altitude
1,579 ft MSL (800 AGL)
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
1C1
City
Paxton
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
779 ft
Coordinates
40.4490, -88.1277
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,409 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KTIP
TAF
Nearest KCMI
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 27m

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Pilot PIREPs for Paxton Airport (K1C1)

Community-submitted

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

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