Pillow Hill Airport (3LL4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:51 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KUGN), 3LL4 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Pillow Hill Airport in Spring Grove, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUGN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Pillow Hill Airport (3LL4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Spring Grove, IL at a field elevation of 815 ft. 3LL4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUGN, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KENW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUGN, 14.9 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KUGN 281051Z 24005KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP222 T01170089
What changed at KUGN (nearest station)?
Since the 0951Z (4:51 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0951Z (4:51 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 3LL4
Based on the nearest station (KUGN), 3LL4 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 815 ft). 3LL4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KENW, about 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 4 kt left |
| S | 2,000 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 4 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 7→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3LL4 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 3LL4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUGN reported mostly VFR across 30 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- N/S
- 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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3LL4
- City
- Spring Grove
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 815 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.4472, -88.2015
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KUGN
- TAF
- Nearest KENW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 52m
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