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Sky Soaring Airport (55LL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDKB), 55LL is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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.

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VFR
Observed 1455Z (9:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDKB, 15.6 nm away.

Wind
190° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
60°F / 16°C
dew 51°F / 11°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KDKB 281455Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3023 RMK AO2 T01560107

What changed at KDKB (nearest station)?

Since the 1435Z (9:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1435Z (9:35 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 190° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 800 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
27FAV2 kt head10 kt left
092 kt tail10 kt right

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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.

  • Runway 09/27
    3,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 55LL
    Wind
    09
    2 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
    27
    2 kt headwind · 10 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
061215Z03Z14Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

55LL 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 55LL

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

PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 56 NM SW of 55LL · 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) · 29 NM E of 55LL · 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) · 23 NM S of 55LL · 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.
PIREP1219Z (7:19 AM CDT) · 91 NM NE of 55LL · 15,000 ft MSL · B38M
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MKG UA /OV MKG270040/TM 1219/FL150/TP B38M/TB NEG
MKG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MKG270040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1219Reported at 12:19 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

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 1 flight-category change. The lowest ceiling was 7,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 6/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 7,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 4%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 7

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.

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.

N270910 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
10 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sky Soaring Airport (55LL) with runway 09/27 marked
N ↑

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
Sunset in
7h 44m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sky Soaring Airport (55LL)

Community-submitted

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

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