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Hugh Van Voorst Airport (5LL8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:15 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KIKK), 5LL8 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Hugh Van Voorst Airport in Union Hill, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIKK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hugh Van Voorst Airport (5LL8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Union Hill, IL at a field elevation of 617 ft. 5LL8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIKK, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 3,450 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMDW.

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VFR
Observed 2115Z (4:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIKK, 13.5 nm away.

Wind
210° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.21"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KIKK 272115Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM SCT060 21/08 A3021 RMK AO2 T02120080

What changed at KIKK (nearest station)?

Since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 5LL8

Based on the nearest station (KIKK), 5LL8 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 617 ft). 5LL8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMDW, about 44 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
27FAV4 kt head6 kt left
094 kt tail6 kt right

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5LL8 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
    3,450 × 50 ft · ASPH-CONC
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5LL8
    Wind
    09
    4 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    27
    4 kt headwind · 6 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
061321Z09Z21Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 10→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

5LL8 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 5LL8

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

PIREP2054Z (3:54 PM CDT) · 96 NM S of 5LL8 · 23,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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HUF UA /OV TTH300012/TM 2054/FL230/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TTH300012Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2054Reported at 20:54 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP2030Z (3:30 PM CDT) · 49 NM N of 5LL8 · 33,000 ft MSL · B712
continuous light chop turbulence
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JOT UA /OV JOT020025/TM 2030/FL330/TP B712/TB CONS LGT CHOP
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JOT020025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2030Reported at 20:30 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP B712Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP2024Z (3:24 PM CDT) · 35 NM NE of 5LL8 · 40,000 ft MSL · G150
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IGQ UA /OV CGT/TM 2024/FL400/TP G150/TB NEG
IGQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CGTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2024Reported at 20:24 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP G150Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2018Z (3:18 PM CDT) · 48 NM W of 5LL8 · during descent · E170
light rime fl220-190 icing
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VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 2018/FL220/TP E170/TA M15/IC LGT RIME FL220-190/RM DURD SHAIN2
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2018Reported at 20:18 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME FL220-190Icing: light rime fl220-190.
RM DURD SHAIN2Remarks.
PIREP2009Z (3:09 PM CDT) · 87 NM S of 5LL8 · 34,000 ft MSL · B38M
cont light clear-air turbulence
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CMI UA /OV CMI130030/TM 2009/FL340/TP B38M/TB CONT LGT CAT/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
CMI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CMI130030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONT LGT CATTurbulence: cont light clear-air turbulence.
RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.
PIREP2009Z (3:09 PM CDT) · 65 NM S of 5LL8 · 22,000 ft MSL · C441
light chop turbulencelight rime icing
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CMI UA /OV CMI/TM 2009/FL220/TP C441/TA M17/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT RIME/RM IMC
CMI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CMILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP C441Aircraft type reporting.
TA M17Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM IMCRemarks.
PIREP1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) · 68 NM E of 5LL8 · 17,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
light chop fl190 turbulence
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OXI UA /OV OXI/TM 1955/FL170/TP CRJ2/TB LGT CHOP FL190/RM VARIOUS ALTITUDES WITH CLOUD LAYER
OXI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OXILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1955Reported at 19:55 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP FL190Turbulence: light chop fl190.
RM VARIOUS ALTITUDES WITH CL…Remarks.
PIREP1929Z (2:29 PM CDT) · 84 NM E of 5LL8 · 29,000 ft MSL · LJ60
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GGP UA /OV GGP/TM 1929/FL290/TP LJ60/TB NEG
GGP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GGPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1929Reported at 19:29 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP LJ60Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 5LL8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIKK reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 71%MVFR 6%IFR 13%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 5/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 86%MVFR 3%IFR 3%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 19

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
50%
27
50%

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Live crosswind meter

5LL8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIKK, 14 nm away.

N27097 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
6 kt

Wind is 59° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,450 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hugh Van Voorst Airport (5LL8)
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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
5LL8
City
Union Hill
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
617 ft
Coordinates
41.1123, -88.1401
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,450 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KIKK
TAF
Nearest KMDW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
1h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hugh Van Voorst Airport (5LL8)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Hugh Van Voorst Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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