Sky Soaring Airport (55LL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDKB), 55LL is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Sky Soaring Airport in Union, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDKB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sky Soaring Airport (55LL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Union, IL at a field elevation of 891 ft. 55LL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDKB, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDPA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDKB, 15.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 8,500 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.
METAR KDKB 281135Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM OVC085 10/09 A3021 RMK AO2 T00990089
What changed at KDKB (nearest station)?
Since the 1115Z (6:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1115Z (6:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 55LL
Based on the nearest station (KDKB), 55LL is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 891 ft). 55LL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDPA, about 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 27 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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55LL 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 09/273,000 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 55LLWind
- 09
- 1 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 1 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 7→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 8,500 ft.
55LL weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 55LL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDKB reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 8,500 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.
- 09
- 53%
- 27
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
55LL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDKB, 16 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 55LL
- City
- Union
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 891 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.1542, -88.5115
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDKB
- TAF
- Nearest KDPA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 0m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sky Soaring Airport (55LL)
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