US-7460 Weather Dixon Springs Restricted Landing Area Airport

Simpson, IllinoisElevation 550 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KPAH · 23 NM S · 46 min old
No ceiling, visibility 9 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KPAH
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
9 SM
14.5 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 9 SM, temperature 12C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 49F, 0% 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 49 0 kt – 0%
Monday Partly Sunny 76/48 WSW 3 kt – 1%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 75/49 S 3 kt – 0%
Wednesday Sunny 78/50 S 5 kt – 0%
Thursday Sunny 80/50 S 5 kt – 0%
Friday Mostly Sunny 79/56 SSE 4 kt – 9%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 76/59 SSE 5 kt – 82%
Sunday Rain Showers Likely 76 SSW 6 kt – 60%

Source: National Weather Service (office PAH). Forecast issued 0438Z.

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 US-7460. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
550 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
1213Z 7:13 AM
Loggable night
2331Z (6:31 PM local) → 1146Z (6:46 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2304Z (6:04 PM local) → 1213Z (7:13 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0004Z (7:04 PM local) → 1113Z (6:13 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

Dixon Springs Restricted Landing Area Airport is in Simpson, Illinois. Field elevation 550 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-7460
RegionIllinois
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37.4346, -88.6898
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-7460 traffic patterns

2026-07-15 to 2026-07-15, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 100%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT6T (Turboprop) · ~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

US-7460 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KPAH (23 NM S, VFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-7460 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-7460. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-7460 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-7460. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-7460?
US-7460 sits at 550 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-7460?
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.