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2IS4 Weather Ritter Field

Illinois City, IllinoisElevation 552 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KMUT · 6 NM W · 18 min old
No ceiling, visibility 8 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KMUT
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
8 SM
12.9 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 17C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 53F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 53 0 kt – 1%
Monday Mostly Cloudy 72/52 NE 4 kt – 3%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 74/57 SE 9 kt – 9%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 76/59 S 9 kt – 34%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 77/58 SW 4 kt – 49% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 77/59 S 9 kt – 49%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 73/57 S 9 kt – 61%
Sunday Slight Chance Rain Showers 71 W 4 kt – 23%

Source: National Weather Service (office DVN). Forecast issued 0113Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 2IS4. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

E/W
Dimensions
1,900 x 100 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
552 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2308Z 6:08 PM
Sunrise
1228Z 7:28 AM
Loggable night
2337Z (6:37 PM local) → 1159Z (6:59 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2308Z (6:08 PM local) → 1228Z (7:28 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0008Z (7:08 PM local) → 1128Z (6:28 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Ritter Field is in Illinois City, Illinois. Field elevation 552 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA2IS4
RegionIllinois
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.3378, -91.0135
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

2IS4 traffic patterns

2026-10-05 to 2026-10-05, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C208 (Turboprop) · ~0 landings/mo
Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

2IS4 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMUT (6 NM W, VFR).

KMUT Muscatine Municipal Airport
6 NM W
VFR
KMLI Quad City International Airport
24 NM E
VFR
KDVN Davenport Municipal Airport
25 NM NE
VFR
KIOW Iowa City Municipal Airport
30 NM NW
VFR
KMPZ Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
33 NM SW
VFR
KBRL Southeast Iowa Regional Airport
34 NM S
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗2IS4 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 2IS4 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 2IS4. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 2IS4 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 2IS4. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 2IS4?
2IS4 sits at 552 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 2IS4?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.