Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts

Live aviation weather for Taylorville Municipal Airport in Taylorville, IL, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.

Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Taylorville, IL at 622 ft. KTAZ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 6 runways (09L, 09R, 18, 27L), longest 4,001 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Automated weather is broadcast on 123.875. Track KTAZ in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message when a new METAR changes the picture: flight category, wind, or ceiling past your selected minimums.

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Current pilot readout for KTAZ

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at KTAZ. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.

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 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

Live weather radar around Taylorville Municipal Airport in Taylorville, IL: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around KTAZ is headed.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KTAZ

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0539Z (12:39 AM CDT) · 83 NM NE of KTAZ · 41,000 ft MSL · GLF5

continuous light chop turbulence

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TIP UA /OV RBS/TM 0539/FL410/TP GLF5/TB CONS LGT CHOP

TIP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV RBSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0539Reported at 05:39 UTC.

FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.

TP GLF5Aircraft type reporting.

TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.

PIREP0250Z (9:50 PM CDT) · 67 NM S of KTAZ · 36,000 ft MSL · A320

light turbulence

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ENL UA /OV ENL/TM 0250/FL360/TP A320/TB LGT/RM /ZKCFDC CW

ENL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV ENLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0250Reported at 02:50 UTC.

FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.

TP A320Aircraft type reporting.

TB LGTTurbulence: light.

RM /ZKCFDC CWRemarks.

PIREP0204Z (9:04 PM CDT) · 67 NM SW of KTAZ · 32,000 ft MSL · A320

continuous light turbulence

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STL UA /OV STL/TM 0204/FL320/TP A320/TB CONS LGT/RM /ZKCFDC CW

STL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV STLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0204Reported at 02:04 UTC.

FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.

TP A320Aircraft type reporting.

TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.

RM /ZKCFDC CWRemarks.

PIREP0157Z (8:57 PM CDT) · 67 NM SW of KTAZ · 35,000 ft MSL · B738

moderate chop turbulence

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STL UA /OV STL325010/TM 0157/FL350/TP B738/TB MOD CHOP/RM /ZKCFDC CW

STL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV STL325010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0157Reported at 01:57 UTC.

FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.

TP B738Aircraft type reporting.

TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.

RM /ZKCFDC CWRemarks.

PIREP0143Z (8:43 PM CDT) · 25 NM NE of KTAZ · 34,000 ft MSL · E170

continuous light chop turbulence

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DEC UA /OV AXC/TM 0143/FL340/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM /ZKCFDC CW

DEC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV AXCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0143Reported at 01:43 UTC.

FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.

TP E170Aircraft type reporting.

TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.

RM /ZKCFDC CWRemarks.

PIREP0111Z (8:11 PM CDT) · 24 NM NW of KTAZ · 38,000 ft MSL · B737

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SPI UA /OV SPI/TM 0111/FL380/TP B737/TB NEG/RM /ZKCFDC CW

SPI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV SPILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0111Reported at 01:11 UTC.

FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.

TP B737Aircraft type reporting.

TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

RM /ZKCFDC CWRemarks.

PIREP0110Z (8:10 PM CDT) · 39 NM NE of KTAZ · 36,000 ft MSL · B737

moderate chop turbulence

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DEC UA /OV AXC030015/TM 0110/FL360/TP B737/TB MOD CHOP/RM /ZKCFDC CW

DEC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV AXC030015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0110Reported at 01:10 UTC.

FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.

TP B737Aircraft type reporting.

TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.

RM /ZKCFDC CWRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KTAZ

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Airport facts

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

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: 6
Longest runway: 4,001 ft
Weather reporting: Reports METAR
TAF: Nearest KSPI
AWOS/ASOS: 123.875 MHz
Time zone: America/Chicago
Next sunset: 17h 41m

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Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Within 25 NM

10 airports

KSPIAbraham Lincoln Capital AirportSpringfield, IL25 nm NWVFR METAR · TAF 9LL5Tommy's AirparkEdinburg, IL9 nm NW IS54Mc Christy AirportStonington, IL11 nm NE 3IS1Mc Coy AirportBlue Mound, IL12 nm NE 05ISHardy AirportMount Auburn, IL12 nm N 4LL9Alan B. Janssen AirportMorrisonville, IL12 nm S

+4 more within 25 NM

25–50 NM

6 airports

KDECDecatur AirportDecatur, IL28 nm NEVFR METAR · TAF KIJXJacksonville Municipal AirportJacksonville, IL45 nm WVFR METAR KMTOColes County Memorial AirportMattoon, IL49 nm EVFR METAR 35ISEnoch AirportFindlay, IL26 nm E 33ISHowell AirportFindlay, IL26 nm E K3LFLitchfield Municipal AirportLitchfield, IL28 nm SW

50–100 NM

8 airports

KALNSt Louis Regional AirportAlton/St Louis, IL51 nm SWVFR METAR KSLOSalem–Leckrone AirportSalem, IL56 nm SVFR METAR KCMIUniversity of Illinois Willard AirportSavoy, IL57 nm NEVFR METAR · TAF KBMICentral Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-NormalBloomington/Normal, IL60 nm NVFR METAR · TAF KENLCentralia Municipal AirportCentralia, IL62 nm SVFR METAR KSETSt Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt FieldSt Charles, MO63 nm SWVFR METAR

+2 more within 100 NM

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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.

VFR Score

Wind Score

Reliability Score

National VFR rank

#955 of 1,400

Regional rank

#43

State rank

#13

Full historical breakdown

Daylight VFR

79.2%

MVFR

13.8%

IFR

5.2%

LIFR

3.1%

Est. VFR days/yr

261

Most VFR month

June

Fewest VFR month

December

Median ceiling

3,000 ft

Median visibility

10 sm

Calm wind

14.9%

Median wind

7 kt

Gusty hours

17.6%

Crosswind >15 kt

0.1%

Fog/mist days/yr

132

Thunderstorm days/yr

Summer density alt

2,244 ft

Flight category by month

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

KTAZ monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
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

KTAZ average wind by month, 2006–2025
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

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KTAZ weather: frequently asked

What runways are available at KTAZ?+

KTAZ has 6 runways: 09L, 09R, 18, 27L, 27R, 36; the longest is 4,001 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.

Does KTAZ report its own weather?+

Yes. Taylorville Municipal Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.

Does KTAZ have a TAF?+

No. KTAZ does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSPI, about 25 nm away.

Does KTAZ broadcast D-ATIS?+

No. KTAZ does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for KTAZ from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.

Pilot PIREPs for Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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