Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (K1C5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:45 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLOT), K1C5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport in Bolingbrook, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLOT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (K1C5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bolingbrook, IL at a field elevation of 675 ft. K1C5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLOT, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,360 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLOT, 5.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLOT 281345Z 18006KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3024
Current pilot readout for K1C5
Based on the nearest station (KLOT), K1C5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 675 ft). K1C5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDPA, about 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,360 ft | ASPH-G | 6 kt head | 0 kt |
| 36 | 3,360 ft | ASPH-G | 6 kt tail | 0 kt |
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K1C5 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 18/363,360 × 75 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K1C5Wind
- 18
- 6 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 6 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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.
K1C5 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 K1C5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K1C5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 65%
- 36
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
K1C5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLOT, 5.5 nm away.
Wind is 2° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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 0700-1800 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Pattern altitude
- 1,505 ft MSL (830 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1C5
- City
- Bolingbrook
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 675 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.6960, -88.1292
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,360 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLOT
- TAF
- Nearest KDPA
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (K1C5)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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