Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (KPPQ) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 7:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, KPPQ is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport in Pittsfield, IL, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (KPPQ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pittsfield, IL at a field elevation of 710 ft. KPPQ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 4,000 ft.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPPQ 290035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/10 A3012 RMK AO2 T01910096
What changed at KPPQ?
Since the 0015Z (7:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed down from 6 to 0 kt.
Current pilot readout for KPPQ
KPPQ is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 710 ft). KPPQ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KUIN, about 27 nm away.
KPPQ by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KPPQ reported VFR in 80% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 266 flyable days a year. June is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 15% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 7% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 4%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 13 had the best headwind 50% of the time, runway 31 50%, and winds were calm 19% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 64 days a year. 49% of storm hours fall in May, June and July, peaking in June when storms were in the air 3% of the time.
Snow fell on about 17 days a year. From December to February KPPQ was IFR or worse 14% of the time, against 4% from June to August.
Field elevation is 710 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 2,389 ft, 1,679 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Gusts showed up in 16% of hours, typically 6 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 53 kt. April is the windiest month (mean 8 kt) and August the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 4,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 31 | 4,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KPPQ 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 13/314,000 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KPPQWind
- 13
- no steady wind
- 31
- no steady wind
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 24 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling 9,000 ft → unlimited.
KPPQ 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 KPPQ
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PIA UA /OV PIA/TM 2159/FL370/TP B739/TB NEG
PIA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PIALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2159Reported at 21:59 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
PIA UA /OV PIA/TM 2129/FL340/TP B737/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
PIA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PIALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2129Reported at 21:29 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTHRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KPPQ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KPPQ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 62%
- 31
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KPPQ's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KPPQ
- FAA LID
- PPQ
- City
- Pittsfield
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 710 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.6389, -90.7784
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KUIN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 22h 27m
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Historical Flying Weather at KPPQ
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KPPQ reported VFR conditions during about 79.8% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 266 VFR flying days a year. June had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 5.8 kt, calm 18.9% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65.4 | 18.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Feb | 72.7 | 16.2 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| Mar | 74.9 | 15.7 | 6.4 | 3.0 |
| Apr | 82.2 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
| May | 84.8 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
| Jun | 89.2 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 88.0 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Aug | 86.6 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Sep | 85.9 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Oct | 82.0 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 3.0 |
| Nov | 77.3 | 14.5 | 4.7 | 3.5 |
| Dec | 62.3 | 22.8 | 8.3 | 6.6 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 7.0 kt |
| Feb | 7.0 kt |
| Mar | 7.5 kt |
| Apr | 7.6 kt |
| May | 6.0 kt |
| Jun | 5.0 kt |
| Jul | 3.6 kt |
| Aug | 3.5 kt |
| Sep | 4.1 kt |
| Oct | 5.6 kt |
| Nov | 6.6 kt |
| Dec | 6.6 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (KPPQ)
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