Cottonwood Airport (1C8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:54 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRFD), 1C8 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Cottonwood Airport in Rockford, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRFD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cottonwood Airport (1C8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rockford, IL at a field elevation of 741 ft. 1C8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRFD, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,540 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRFD, 6 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 25,000 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRFD 280854Z 12003KT 10SM FEW250 08/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP225 T00830078 50002 $
What changed at KRFD (nearest station)?
Since the 0754Z (2:54 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0754Z (2:54 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 1C8
Based on the nearest station (KRFD), 1C8 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 741 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,540 ft | TURF-G | 2 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 36 | 2,540 ft | TURF-G | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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1C8 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 18/362,540 × 260 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1C8Wind
- 18
- 2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 1 kt tailwind · 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 0→3 kt, ceiling 24,000 ft → unlimited.
1C8 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 1C8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRFD reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 14,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 62%
- 36
- 38%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0850Z (3:50 AM CDT)
TAF KRFD 280850Z 2809/2906 16005KT P6SM SCT120 FM281500 18009KT P6SM SCT070 FM281800 19013G20KT P6SM FEW070 FM282300 19009KT P6SM SCT100
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Live crosswind meter
1C8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRFD, 6 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 18, 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
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Pattern altitude
- 1,041 ft MSL (300 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1C8
- City
- Rockford
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 741 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.2917, -89.1362
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,540 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRFD
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 8m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cottonwood Airport (1C8)
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