Block Airport (88LL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFEP), 88LL is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Block Airport in Pearl City, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFEP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Block Airport (88LL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pearl City, IL at a field elevation of 917 ft. 88LL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFEP, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFEP, 11.9 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFEP 281315Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 10/10 A3020 RMK AO2 T01020095
What changed at KFEP (nearest station)?
Since the 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for 88LL
Based on the nearest station (KFEP), 88LL is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 917 ft). 88LL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 1,600 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
| S | 1,600 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
88LL 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 88LL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFEP reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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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
- 88LL
- City
- Pearl City
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 917 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.1917, -89.8382
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFEP
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 39m
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