Young Airport (6LL2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGBG), 6LL2 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Young Airport in Viola, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGBG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Young Airport (6LL2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Viola, IL at a field elevation of 760 ft. 6LL2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGBG, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMLI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGBG, 14.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGBG 281735Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A3016 RMK AO2 T02320130
What changed at KGBG (nearest station)?
Since the 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 6LL2
Based on the nearest station (KGBG), 6LL2 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 1,650 ft (field elevation 760 ft). 6LL2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMLI, about 17 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 | 1,600 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 10 kt left |
| 09 | 1,600 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 10 kt right |
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6LL2 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 09/271,600 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6LL2Wind
- 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 23 h: wind 6→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6LL2 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 6LL2
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B744Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 6LL2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGBG reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 57%
- 27
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
6LL2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGBG, 15 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6LL2
- City
- Viola
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 760 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.1645, -90.5574
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGBG
- TAF
- Nearest KMLI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 8m
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Pilot PIREPs for Young Airport (6LL2)
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