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IS50 Weather Rend Lake Conservancy District Heliport

Benton, IllinoisElevation 450 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KMVN · 15 NM N · 42 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 · KMVN
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
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 wind calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 11.7C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 55F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 55 S 1 kt – 1%
Monday Partly Sunny 76/53 SW 3 kt – 1%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 75/55 S 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Sunny 77/56 S 7 kt – 0%
Thursday Sunny 79/57 SSW 8 kt – 1%
Friday Mostly Sunny 79/61 S 6 kt – 9%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 75/62 S 8 kt – 79%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 75 SW 10 kt – 53%

Source: National Weather Service (office PAH). Forecast issued 0337Z.

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 IS50. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
300 x 300 ft
Surface
CONC
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
450 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2304Z 6:04 PM
Sunrise
1215Z 7:15 AM
Loggable night
2331Z (6:31 PM local) → 1148Z (6:48 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2304Z (6:04 PM local) → 1215Z (7:15 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0004Z (7:04 PM local) → 1115Z (6:15 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

Rend Lake Conservancy District Heliport is in Benton, Illinois. Field elevation 450 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAIS50
RegionIllinois
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38.0820, -88.9170
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

IS50 traffic patterns

2026-09-04 to 2026-09-04, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C152 (Piston single) · ~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

IS50 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMVN (15 NM N, VFR).

KMVN Mount Vernon Outland Airport
15 NM N
VFR
KMWA Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois
20 NM S
VFR
KHSB Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport
24 NM SE
VFR
KMDH Southern Illinois Airport
24 NM SW
VFR
KENL Centralia Municipal Airport
27 NM N
VFR
KSLO Salem–Leckrone Airport
34 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗IS50 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does IS50 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for IS50. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does IS50 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for IS50. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at IS50?
IS50 sits at 450 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for IS50?
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.