Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K3LF), K5K1 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 12 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport in Palmyra, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3LF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Palmyra, IL at a field elevation of 663 ft. K5K1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3LF, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,900 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3LF, 21.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 12 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (76°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K3LF 281915Z AUTO 17012G15KT 10SM CLR 25/08 A3019 RMK AO2 T02460079
What changed at K3LF (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 15 kt.
Current pilot readout for K5K1
Based on the nearest station (K3LF), K5K1 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 12 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 663 ft). K5K1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSPI, about 29 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 | 2,900 ft | ASP | 12 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 36 | 2,900 ft | ASP | 12 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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K5K1 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 18/362,900 × 32 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K5K1Wind
- 18
- 12 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 12 kt tailwind · 2 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 23 h: wind 10→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K5K1 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K5K1
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SET UA /OV STL315026 /TM 1503 /FL090 /TP C182 /SK OVC090-TOP110 /WX FV99SM /TA 08 /WV 00000KT /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDS
SET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV STL315026Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP C182Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC090-TOP110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.TA 08Outside air temperature, °C.WV 00000KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDSRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K5K1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K3LF reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 8,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 71%
- 36
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
K5K1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K3LF, 21 nm away.
Wind is 9° 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
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5K1
- City
- Palmyra
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 663 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.4200, -89.9912
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K3LF
- TAF
- Nearest KSPI
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 29m
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Pilot PIREPs for Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1)
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