Gord Airport (0LL6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:52 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KARR), 0LL6 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Gord Airport in Sandwich, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KARR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gord Airport (0LL6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sandwich, IL at a field elevation of 710 ft. 0LL6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KARR, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDPA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KARR, 7.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 12 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KARR 281752Z 19012KT 9SM CLR 23/11 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP212 T02280111 10228 20094 58018
What changed at KARR (nearest station)?
Since the 1652Z (11:52 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 6 to 12 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.19 → 30.16 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 0LL6
Based on the nearest station (KARR), 0LL6 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 710 ft). 0LL6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDPA, about 20 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 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 12 kt tail | 2 kt left |
| W | 2,600 ft | TURF | 12 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
0LL6 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 0LL6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KARR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 2 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.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 0LL6
- City
- Sandwich
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 710 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.6984, -88.6076
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KARR
- TAF
- Nearest KDPA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 21m
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