Durbin Airport (85IL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:54 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDEC), 85IL is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 9 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Durbin Airport in Sullivan, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDEC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Durbin Airport (85IL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sullivan, IL at a field elevation of 664 ft. 85IL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDEC, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,640 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDEC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDEC, 16.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDEC 281854Z 21009G18KT 10SM CLR 24/10 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP220 T02440100
What changed at KDEC (nearest station)?
Since the 1754Z (12:54 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 18 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.21 → 30.19 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 85IL
Based on the nearest station (KDEC), 85IL is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 9 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 664 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 2,640 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 4 kt right (g9) |
| 36 | 2,640 ft | TURF | 7 kt tail | 5 kt left (g11) |
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85IL 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 18/362,640 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 85ILWind
- 18
- 8 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 7 kt tailwind · 5 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 9→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
85IL weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 85IL
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
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
BMG UA /OV OOM/TM 1408/FL410/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT CHOP
BMG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OOMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1408Reported at 14:08 UTC.FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.TP E55PAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 85IL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDEC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 61%
- 36
- 39%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KDEC 281720Z 2818/2918 20010KT P6SM FEW100 FM282300 18006KT P6SM SKC FM291500 25009KT P6SM FEW150
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Live crosswind meter
85IL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDEC, 16 nm away.
Wind is 30° 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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 85IL
- City
- Sullivan
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 664 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.6369, -88.6194
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,640 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDEC
- TAF
- Nearest KDEC
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Durbin Airport (85IL)
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