Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) Aviation Weather: METAR
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Live aviation weather for Taylorville Municipal Airport in Taylorville, IL, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Taylorville, IL at a field elevation of 622 ft. KTAZ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 3 physical runways (09L/27R, 09R/27L, 18/36), the longest 4,001 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 123.875.
Current pilot readout for KTAZ
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KTAZ by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KTAZ reported VFR in 79% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 261 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 18 had the best headwind 38% of the time, the west-facing ends (27L, 27R) 25%, and winds were calm 18% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 64 days a year. 47% 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 27 days a year. From December to February KTAZ was IFR or worse 15% of the time, against 5% from June to August.
Field elevation is 622 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 2,244 ft, 1,622 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Gusts showed up in 18% of hours, typically 6 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 60 kt. April is the windiest month (mean 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09L | 1,933 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
| 09R | 3,501 ft | ASPH-E | - | - |
| 18 | 4,001 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 27L | 3,501 ft | ASPH-E | - | - |
| 27R | 1,933 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
| 36 | 4,001 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KTAZ runways
3 physical runways · 6 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 09L/27R1,933 × 165 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at KTAZWind
- 09L
- no steady wind
- 27R
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 09R/27L3,501 × 60 ft · ASPH-ECurrent useno stated-runway source at KTAZWind
- 09R
- no steady wind
- 27L
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/364,001 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KTAZWind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- 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.
KTAZ 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 KTAZ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
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Live crosswind meter
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Live wind is temporarily unavailable.
Asphalt · 4,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 09L/27R, 09R/27L, 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-Fri 0900-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Parachute jumping · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KTAZ
- FAA LID
- TAZ
- City
- Taylorville
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 622 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.5342, -89.3278
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,001 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KSPI
- AWOS/ASOS
- 123.875 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 51m
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Historical Flying Weather at KTAZ
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KTAZ reported VFR conditions during about 79.2% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 261 VFR flying days a year. June had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 7.2 kt, calm 14.9% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62.1 | 21.3 | 9.2 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 70.1 | 17.3 | 7.7 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 75.0 | 16.6 | 6.1 | 2.3 |
| Apr | 83.2 | 11.5 | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| May | 84.7 | 10.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 89.2 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 86.8 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| Aug | 84.3 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| Sep | 84.5 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 2.3 |
| Oct | 82.3 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 2.7 |
| Nov | 74.8 | 16.4 | 5.5 | 3.3 |
| Dec | 59.3 | 25.9 | 9.1 | 5.8 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 8.9 kt |
| Feb | 8.5 kt |
| Mar | 9.2 kt |
| Apr | 9.4 kt |
| May | 7.5 kt |
| Jun | 5.9 kt |
| Jul | 4.3 kt |
| Aug | 4.1 kt |
| Sep | 4.8 kt |
| Oct | 7.0 kt |
| Nov | 8.2 kt |
| Dec | 8.5 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 Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ)
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