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George Airport (2LL9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:52 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KARR), 2LL9 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near George Airport in Somonauk, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KARR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

George Airport (2LL9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Somonauk, IL at a field elevation of 740 ft. 2LL9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KARR, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDPA.

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VFR
Observed 1752Z (12:52 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KARR, 10.6 nm away.

Wind
190° 12 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.16"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

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).

Raw METAR
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 2LL9

Based on the nearest station (KARR), 2LL9 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 740 ft). 2LL9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDPA, about 23 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
NFAV12 kt tail2 kt left
S12 kt tail2 kt left

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
071418Z06Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

2LL9 weather radar

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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 2LL9

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 47 NM S of 2LL9 · 35,000 ft MSL · B744
continuous light chop turbulence
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 30 NM SW of 2LL9 · 13,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 1414/FL130/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 39 NM NE of 2LL9 · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM9
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ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1414/FL260/TP TBM9/TB NEG
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 11 NM NE of 2LL9 · 1,800 ft MSL · C172
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ARR UA /OV KARR/TM 1345/FL018/TP C172/WX FV07SM/RM VIS AT LEAST 7
ARR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV07SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM VIS AT LEAST 7Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 2LL9

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.

Last 24 hours
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 6%IFR 4%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

N/S
100%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of George Airport (2LL9)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
2LL9
City
Somonauk
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
740 ft
Coordinates
41.7042, -88.6931
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KARR
TAF
Nearest KDPA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 22m

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Pilot PIREPs for George Airport (2LL9)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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