Schaller Airport (LL26) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSAR), LL26 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Schaller Airport in New Athens, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSAR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Schaller Airport (LL26) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around New Athens, IL at a field elevation of 434 ft. LL26 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSAR, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,235 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBLV.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSAR, 10.5 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (76°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSAR 281815Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM CLR 25/09 A3023 RMK AO2 T02450088
What changed at KSAR (nearest station)?
Since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for LL26
Based on the nearest station (KSAR), LL26 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 434 ft). LL26 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBLV, about 16 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 | 2,235 ft | TURF | 7 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 36 | 2,235 ft | TURF | 7 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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LL26 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 18/362,235 × 90 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at LL26Wind
- 18
- 7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 7 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
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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 6→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
LL26 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 LL26
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SET UA /OV STL315026 /TM 1503 /FL090 /TP C182 /SK OVC090-TOP110 /WX FV99SM /TA 08 /WV 00000KT /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDS
SET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV STL315026Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP C182Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC090-TOP110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.TA 08Outside air temperature, °C.WV 00000KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDSRemarks.Show raw report
UIN UA /OV UIN170030/TM 1238/FL120/TP S22T/TA M03/IC LGT RIME/RM ZKC FDC FN
UIN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV UIN170030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP S22TAircraft type reporting.TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at LL26
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSAR reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt. 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
- 55%
- 36
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
LL26 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSAR, 11 nm away.
Wind is 28° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- LL26
- City
- New Athens
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 434 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.2724, -89.8575
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,235 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSAR
- TAF
- Nearest KBLV
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 32m
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Pilot PIREPs for Schaller Airport (LL26)
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