Cushing Field Ltd Airport (0C8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:52 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KARR), 0C8 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 3 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Cushing Field Ltd Airport in Newark, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KARR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cushing Field Ltd Airport (0C8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Newark, IL at a field elevation of 640 ft. 0C8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KARR, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,831 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDPA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KARR, 16.3 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, overcast at 9,000 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,000 ft.
METAR KARR 281152Z 07003KT 6SM BR OVC090 10/09 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP230 T01000094 10128 20072 53004
What changed at KARR (nearest station)?
Since the 1052Z (5:52 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for 0C8
Based on the nearest station (KARR), 0C8 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 3 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -150 ft (field elevation 640 ft). 0C8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDPA, about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 2,831 ft | TURF-G | 1 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 18 | 2,831 ft | TURF-G | 1 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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0C8 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 18/362,831 × 180 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 0C8Wind
- 18
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 9,000 ft.
0C8 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 0C8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KARR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 59%
- 36
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
0C8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KARR, 16 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Nov-Apr Daily IREG local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Pattern altitude
- 1,440 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 0C8
- City
- Newark
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 640 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.5189, -88.6051
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,831 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KARR
- TAF
- Nearest KDPA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 10h 42m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cushing Field Ltd Airport (0C8)
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