Jack W Watson Airport (0IL9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDKB), 0IL9 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Jack W Watson Airport in DeKalb, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDKB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Jack W Watson Airport (0IL9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around DeKalb, IL at a field elevation of 880 ft. 0IL9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDKB, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDPA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDKB, 6.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 8,500 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.
METAR KDKB 281135Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM OVC085 10/09 A3021 RMK AO2 T00990089
What changed at KDKB (nearest station)?
Since the 1115Z (6:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1115Z (6:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 0IL9
Based on the nearest station (KDKB), 0IL9 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 880 ft). 0IL9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDPA, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 2,800 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 1 kt right |
| W | 2,800 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 7→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 8,500 ft.
0IL9 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 0IL9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDKB reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 8,500 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.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 0IL9
- City
- DeKalb
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 880 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.8537, -88.7865
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDKB
- TAF
- Nearest KDPA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for Jack W Watson Airport (0IL9)
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