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Kankakee Airport (3KK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIKK), 3KK is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 13 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Kankakee Airport (3KK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kankakee, IL at a field elevation of 625 ft. 3KK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIKK, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 18/36), the longest 2,644 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGYY.

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VFR
Observed 1835Z (1:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIKK, 3.2 nm away.

Wind
220° 13 kt
gusting 19 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
76°F / 24°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 13 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KIKK 281835Z AUTO 22013G19KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A3019 RMK AO2 T02420089

What changed at KIKK (nearest station)?

Since the 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 3KK

Based on the nearest station (KIKK), 3KK is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 13 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 625 ft). 3KK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGYY, about 38 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
18FAV10 kt head9 kt right (g12)
278 kt head10 kt left (g15)
099 kt tail10 kt right (g14)
3610 kt tail8 kt left (g12)

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3KK runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 09/27
    2,644 × 300 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3KK
    Wind
    09
    9 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
    27
    8 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    2,564 × 200 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3KK
    Wind
    18
    10 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
    36
    10 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0112218Z06Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→13 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → unlimited.

3KK weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 3KK

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

PIREP1824Z (1:24 PM CDT) · 78 NM E of 3KK · 23,000 ft MSL · B39M
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RCR UA /OV RCR/TM 1824/FL230/TP B39M/TB NEG
RCR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RCRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1824Reported at 18:24 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 34 NM W of 3KK · 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) · 58 NM W of 3KK · 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) · 53 NM N of 3KK · 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) · 48 NM NW of 3KK · 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 3KK

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIKK reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 90%MVFR 2%IFR 3%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 11 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 13

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.

18
36%
36
23%
27
22%
09
19%

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Live crosswind meter

3KK has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIKK, 3.2 nm away.

N183613 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
9 kt
Headwind in gusts
14 kt
Crosswind in gusts
12 kt

Wind is 41° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,564 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Kankakee Airport (3KK) with runway 09/27, 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 09/27, 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
Mon-Fri 0700-1900 local; Sat-Sun IRREG local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft sales
Pattern altitude
1,425 ft MSL (800 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3KK
City
Kankakee
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
625 ft
Coordinates
41.0964, -87.9096
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,644 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KIKK
TAF
Nearest KGYY
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 6m

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Pilot PIREPs for Kankakee Airport (3KK)

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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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