Hinckley Airport (0C2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDKB), 0C2 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hinckley Airport in Hinckley, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDKB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hinckley Airport (0C2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hinckley, IL at a field elevation of 760 ft. 0C2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDKB, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,640 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDKB, 9.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (71°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDKB 281715Z AUTO 18011KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3019 RMK AO2 T02140121
Current pilot readout for 0C2
Based on the nearest station (KDKB), 0C2 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 760 ft). 0C2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDPA, about 22 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,640 ft | TURF-G | 0 kt head | 11 kt right |
| 27 | 2,640 ft | TURF-G | 0 kt head | 11 kt left |
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0C2 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/272,640 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 0C2Wind
- 09
- 0 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 0 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
0C2 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 0C2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 53%
- 27
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
0C2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDKB, 9.9 nm away.
Wind is 90° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily IREG local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Glider service · Flight instruction · Parachute jumping · Glider towing
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 0C2
- City
- Hinckley
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 760 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7709, -88.7034
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,640 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDKB
- TAF
- Nearest KDPA
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 18m
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Hinckley Airport (0C2)
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