KMLI/MLI METAR & TAF Quad City International Airport

Moline, IllinoisElevation 590 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR37 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

101 ft

-489 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0352Z (10:52 PM local) · 37 min old

KMLI is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

13°C / 11°C

55°F / 52°F. 2°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.31 inHg

1026.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP263

sea-level pressure 1026.3 hPa

T01330111

precise temperature 13.3°C, dew point 11.1°C

station needs maintenance

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2320Z (6:20 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (7:00 PM local)

KMLI forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

VFR

BKN25025,000 ft

0000Z7:00 PM0448Z11:48 PM0936Z4:36 AM1424Z9:24 AM1912Z2:12 PM0000Z7:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM SCT BKN

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FAA: no delays reported at MLI.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. 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.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	53	0 kt	–	1%
Monday	Mostly Cloudy	71/50	NE 4 kt	–	3%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	74/56	SE 9 kt	–	4%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	76/59	S 9 kt	–	27%
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	77/58	SW 9 kt	–	43%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	77/58	S 9 kt	–	43%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	73/57	S 9 kt	–	58%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	71	W 9 kt	–	26%

Source: National Weather Service (office DVN). Forecast issued 0402Z.

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

3 runways · crosswind ranking

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 10,002 ft

09/27

Dimensions

10,002 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0991°T

Landing length (LDA)10,002 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA10,002 / 10,002 / 10,002 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 27271°T

Landing length (LDA)10,002 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA10,002 / 10,002 / 10,002 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

05/23

Dimensions

3,514 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0549°T

Landing length (LDA)3,514 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA3,514 / 3,514 / 3,514 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 23229°T

Landing length (LDA)3,514 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA3,514 / 3,514 / 3,514 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

13/31

Dimensions

7,301 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 13127°T

Landing length (LDA)7,032 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,301 / 7,301 / 7,032 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 31307°T

Landing length (LDA)6,432 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,301 / 7,301 / 6,954 ft

Displaced threshold522 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

101 ft

Pressure altitude

200 ft

Field elevation

590 ft MSL

Temperature

13°C (55°F)

Dewpoint

11°C (52°F)

Altimeter

30.31 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2306Z 6:06 PM

Sunrise

1226Z 7:26 AM

Loggable night

2334Z (6:34 PM local) → 1157Z (6:57 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2306Z (6:06 PM local) → 1226Z (7:26 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0006Z (7:06 PM local) → 1126Z (6:26 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

Quad City International Airport is in Moline, Illinois. Field elevation 590 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerBENJAMIN LEISCHNER

Manager phone309-757-1768

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKMLI / MLI

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)KANKAKEE

RegionIllinois

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.4485, -90.5075

Distance from city3 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF119.400

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.2

APP/DEP

A/D

121.2

ATIS

123.95

CLNC DEL

CLD

119.4

CTAF

121.9

GND

122.6

KANKAKEE RDO

RDO

119.4

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KMLI traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-23, 28 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

2.8

AVG OPS/DAY

5.2

Operations trend (10 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 50%Airliner 25%Jet 10%Unknown 7%Twin 4%Turboprop 4%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~4 landings/mo

›CRJ9 (Airliner) · ~2 landings/mo

›LJ35 (Unknown) · ~2 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›CRJ7 (Airliner) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›P28A (Piston single)

›LJ35 (Unknown)

›C172 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KDVN Davenport Municipal Airport

10 NM N

VFR

KCWI Clinton Municipal Airport

24 NM N

VFR

KMUT Muscatine Municipal Airport

29 NM W

VFR

KGBG Galesburg Municipal Airport

31 NM S

VFR

KSQI Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field

41 NM NE

VFR

KIOW Iowa City Municipal Airport

48 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ARFF INDEX C AVBL ON REQ; 24 HR PPR CALL AMGR (309) 757-1739

›LDG FEES FOR TSNT ACFT 12,500 LBS AND GTR.

›BIRDS & MIGRATORY FOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

›140 FT PWR POLE DIST 5836 FT; 415 FT R; 41:1 BASED ON DSPLCD THLD.

›100LL SELF SERVE FUEL PUMP LCTD IN T-HNGR AREA AND OPEN 24 HRS A DAY.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT AND INCR INTS RWY & TWY LIGHTING, MALSR RWY 9 & RWY 27; REIL RWY 13 & RWY 31 - CTAF.

›PCR VALUE: 590/R/C/W/T

›PCR VALUE: 750/R/C/W/T

›PCR VALUE: 350/R/C/W/T

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KMLI on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KMLI have a METAR?

Yes. KMLI has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KMLI have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KMLI; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KMLI?

KMLI sits at 590 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KMLI?

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.