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Smith Airport (LL27) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMQB), LL27 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Smith Airport in Macomb, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMQB): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Smith Airport (LL27) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Macomb, IL at a field elevation of 702 ft. LL27 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMQB, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,550 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBRL.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (2:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMQB, 4.2 nm away.

Wind
190° 12 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 51°F / 11°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMQB 281935Z AUTO 19012KT 10SM CLR 26/11 A3013 RMK AO2 T02590108

What changed at KMQB (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for LL27

Based on the nearest station (KMQB), LL27 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 702 ft). LL27 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBRL, about 30 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
27FAV2 kt head12 kt left
092 kt tail12 kt right

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LL27 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.

  • Runway 09/27
    2,550 × 150 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at LL27
    Wind
    09
    2 kt tailwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
    27
    2 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from left
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
081619Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 9→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

LL27 weather radar

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

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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 LL27

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

PIREP1826Z (1:26 PM CDT) · 78 NM NW of LL27 · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
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IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 1826/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
IOW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IOWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 95 NM E of LL27 · 35,000 ft MSL · B744
continuous light chop turbulence
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1503Z (10:03 AM CDT) · 78 NM S of LL27 · 9,000 ft MSL · C182
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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.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 86 NM NE of LL27 · 13,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 1414/FL130/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at LL27

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMQB reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/14 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/14 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

09
57%
27
43%

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Live crosswind meter

LL27 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMQB, 4.2 nm away.

N270912 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
12 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,550 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Smith Airport (LL27)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
LL27
City
Macomb
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
702 ft
Coordinates
40.4542, -90.6235
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,550 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMQB
TAF
Nearest KBRL
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 25m

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Pilot PIREPs for Smith Airport (LL27)

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

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