Lindell Loveless Airport (LL45) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:15 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K3LF), LL45 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Lindell Loveless Airport in Gillespie, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3LF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lindell Loveless Airport (LL45) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gillespie, IL at a field elevation of 657 ft. LL45 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3LF, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 3,650 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSTL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3LF, 7 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 11,000 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.
METAR K3LF 280015Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM OVC110 16/08 A3021 RMK AO2 T01600082
What changed at K3LF (nearest station)?
Since the 2355Z (6:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2355Z (6:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for LL45
Based on the nearest station (K3LF), LL45 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 657 ft). LL45 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSTL, about 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 3,650 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| S | 3,650 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 11,000 ft.
LL45 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of LL45
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARP UAL1658 3831N 08944W 2030 F360 222/063KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL1658 3831N 08944W 203…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
SPI UA /OV SPI/TM 2026/FL200/TP C441/TA M14/IC TRACE RIME/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
SPI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SPILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2026Reported at 20:26 UTC.FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.TP C441Aircraft type reporting.TA M14Outside air temperature, °C.IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.Show raw report
CMI UA /OV CMI130030/TM 2009/FL340/TP B38M/TB CONT LGT CAT/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
CMI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CMI130030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB CONT LGT CATTurbulence: cont light clear-air turbulence.RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.Show raw report
CMI UA /OV CMI/TM 2009/FL220/TP C441/TA M17/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT RIME/RM IMC
CMI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CMILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP C441Aircraft type reporting.TA M17Outside air temperature, °C.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM IMCRemarks.Show raw report
STL UA /OV STL/TM 1841/FL260/TP PC12/TA M27/IC NEG/RM ZKC FDC FN
STL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV STLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1841Reported at 18:41 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA M27Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.Show raw report
BMI UA /OV BMI/TM 1837/FL340/TP CRJ7/TB OCNL LGT 340
BMI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BMILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1837Reported at 18:37 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT 340Turbulence: occasional light 340.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at LL45
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K3LF reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 11,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- LL45
- City
- Gillespie
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 657 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.1823, -89.8218
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,650 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K3LF
- TAF
- Nearest KSTL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 22h 30m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lindell Loveless Airport (LL45)
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