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51IL Weather Marvin D Bradd Airport

Mansfield, IllinoisElevation 797 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KCMI · 17 NM SE · 49 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KCMI
WIND
140@4
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 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 visibility 10 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 50F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 50 S 4 kt – 1%
Monday Partly Sunny 75/49 SSE 3 kt – 3%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 74/52 SSE 7 kt – 3%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 76/54 S 10 kt 14 kt 2%
Thursday Sunny 80/55 SSW 11 kt – 12%
Friday Slight Chance Rain Showers 79/56 S 9 kt – 15%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 73/57 S 9 kt – 59%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 73 SW 9 kt – 46%

Source: National Weather Service (office ILX). Forecast issued 0342Z.

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 51IL. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
797 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2300Z 6:00 PM
Sunrise
1216Z 7:16 AM
Loggable night
2328Z (6:28 PM local) → 1148Z (6:48 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2300Z (6:00 PM local) → 1216Z (7:16 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0000Z (7:00 PM local) → 1116Z (6:16 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

Marvin D Bradd Airport is in Mansfield, Illinois. Field elevation 797 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA51IL
RegionIllinois
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.2717, -88.4945
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

51IL traffic patterns

2026-07-13 to 2026-07-14, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 2 days: rising, from 1 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 50%Helicopter 50%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT3T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo
›B06 (Helicopter) · ~1 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

51IL has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCMI (17 NM SE, VFR).

KCMI University of Illinois Willard Airport
17 NM SE
VFR
KBMI Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal
23 NM NW
VFR
KDEC Decatur Airport
31 NM SW
VFR
KMTO Coles County Memorial Airport
49 NM S
VFR
KIKK Greater Kankakee Airport
56 NM NE
VFR
KPIA General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport
60 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗51IL on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 51IL have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 51IL. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 51IL have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 51IL. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 51IL?
51IL sits at 797 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 51IL?
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.