Carmi Municipal Airport (KCUL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFWC), KCUL is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Carmi Municipal Airport in Carmi, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFWC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Carmi Municipal Airport (KCUL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Carmi, IL at a field elevation of 388 ft. KCUL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFWC, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 33.2.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFWC, 22.1 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFWC 282115Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM CLR 25/08 A3019 RMK AO2 T02500077
What changed at KFWC (nearest station)?
Since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind shifted from 200° to 140° (60°).
Current pilot readout for KCUL
Based on the nearest station (KFWC), KCUL is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 388 ft). KCUL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEVV, about 28 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 | 4,000 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 36 | 4,000 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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KCUL 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 18/364,000 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KCULWind
- 18
- 5 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 5 kt tailwind · 5 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 24 h: wind 4→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KCUL 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 KCUL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFWC reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 51%
- 36
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
KCUL's AWOS-3 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KFWC, 22 nm away.
Wind is 40° 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
- Mon-Sat 0700-1700 local; Sun 0700-1700 local
- Transient parking
- Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KCUL
- FAA LID
- CUL
- City
- Carmi
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 388 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.0895, -88.1231
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3, not in the national feed (using KFWC)
- TAF
- Nearest KEVV
- AWOS/ASOS
- 33.2 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 1h 28m
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Pilot PIREPs for Carmi Municipal Airport (KCUL)
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