Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:47 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KMWA), KH96 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Benton Municipal Airport in Benton, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMWA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Benton, IL at a field elevation of 444 ft. KH96 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMWA, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,002 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMVN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMWA, 15.8 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMWA 271147Z 14005KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3027
What changed at KMWA (nearest station)?
Since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KH96
Based on the nearest station (KMWA), KH96 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 444 ft). KH96 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMVN, about 19 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 | 4,002 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 36 | 4,002 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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KH96 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 18/364,002 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KH96Wind
- 18
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KH96 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 KH96
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMWA reported mostly VFR across 48 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
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
KH96 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMWA, 16 nm away.
Wind is 39° 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- H96
- City
- Benton
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 444 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.0067, -88.9344
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,002 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMWA
- TAF
- Nearest KMVN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 20m
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Pilot PIREPs for Benton Municipal Airport (KH96)
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