Wade Airport (56LL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDKB), 56LL is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Wade Airport in Waterman, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDKB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wade Airport (56LL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Waterman, IL at a field elevation of 810 ft. 56LL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDKB, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDPA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDKB, 11.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 8,500 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.
METAR KDKB 281055Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM BKN085 09/08 A3021 RMK AO2 T00910076
What changed at KDKB (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 8,500 ft.
Current pilot readout for 56LL
Based on the nearest station (KDKB), 56LL is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 810 ft). 56LL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDPA, about 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,200 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 3,200 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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56LL 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 18/363,200 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 56LLWind
- 18
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 8,500 ft.
56LL weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 56LL
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.
- 18
- 66%
- 36
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
56LL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDKB, 11 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 56LL
- City
- Waterman
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 810 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7550, -88.7712
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDKB
- TAF
- Nearest KDPA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Wade Airport (56LL)
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