Casa De Aero Park Airport (68IS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDKB), 68IS is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Casa De Aero Park Airport in Hampshire, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDKB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Casa De Aero Park Airport (68IS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hampshire, IL at a field elevation of 860 ft. 68IS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDKB, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,998 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDPA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDKB, 14.2 nm away.
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).
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 68IS
Based on the nearest station (KDKB), 68IS 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 750 ft (field elevation 860 ft). 68IS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDPA, about 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 2,998 ft | ASPH | 2 kt head | 10 kt left |
| 09 | 2,998 ft | ASPH | 2 kt tail | 10 kt right |
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68IS 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 09/272,998 × 50 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 68ISWind
- 09
- 2 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 2 kt headwind · 10 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 6→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
68IS 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 68IS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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 68IS
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.
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
68IS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDKB, 14 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 27, 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
- Mon-Fri all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 68IS
- City
- Hampshire
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.1486, -88.5620
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,998 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDKB
- TAF
- Nearest KDPA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 7h 43m
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Casa De Aero Park Airport (68IS)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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