Pekin Municipal Airport (KC15) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:54 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPIA), KC15 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Pekin Municipal Airport in Pekin, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPIA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Pekin Municipal Airport (KC15) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pekin, IL at a field elevation of 530 ft. KC15 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPIA, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPIA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPIA, 10.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 11 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPIA 281854Z 18011G19KT 10SM CLR 25/11 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP204 T02500106
What changed at KPIA (nearest station)?
Since the 1754Z (12:54 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 19 kt.
- The 9,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.17 → 30.14 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KC15
Based on the nearest station (KPIA), KC15 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 530 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 5,000 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 11 kt right (g19) |
| 27 | 5,000 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 11 kt left (g19) |
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KC15 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 09/275,000 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KC15Wind
- 09
- 0 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 0 kt headwind · 11 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 23 h: wind 8→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KC15 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 KC15
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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JOT UA /OV JOT/TM 1940/FL350/TP B739/TB NEG
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1940Reported at 19:40 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KC15
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPIA reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 8,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 54%
- 27
- 46%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KPIA 281720Z 2818/2918 19010KT P6SM FEW050 SCT090 FM282300 18008KT P6SM FEW150 FM291100 21007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100
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Live crosswind meter
KC15 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPIA, 11 nm away.
Wind is 91° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 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
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Air ambulance · Aircraft sales · Annual surveying
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- C15
- City
- Pekin
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 530 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.4882, -89.6759
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPIA
- TAF
- Nearest KPIA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 19m
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Pekin Municipal Airport (KC15)
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