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O'Connor Field (8IL5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFEP), 8IL5 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near O'Connor Field in Pecatonica, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFEP): conditions and runway crosswinds.

O'Connor Field (8IL5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pecatonica, IL at a field elevation of 900 ft. 8IL5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFEP, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.

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VFR
Observed 2215Z (5:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFEP, 12.5 nm away.

Wind
200° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.08"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFEP 282215Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A3008 RMK AO2 T02300126

What changed at KFEP (nearest station)?

Since the 2155Z (4:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts are no longer reported.

Current pilot readout for 8IL5

Based on the nearest station (KFEP), 8IL5 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 900 ft). 8IL5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 15 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
27FAV3 kt head8 kt left
093 kt tail8 kt right

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8IL5 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
    1,800 × 70 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8IL5
    Wind
    09
    3 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    27
    3 kt headwind · 8 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
0122322Z10Z22Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

8IL5 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 8IL5

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

PIREP2034Z (3:34 PM CDT) · 53 NM SE of 8IL5 · 2,000 ft MSL · C208
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HNL UA /OV FREEWAY ARR/TM 2034/FL020/TP C208/SK CKH BASE 060 FEW 040/WX NO PRECIP
HNL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FREEWAY ARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2034Reported at 20:34 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK CKH BASE 060 FEW 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX NO PRECIPWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1957Z (2:57 PM CDT) · 40 NM S of 8IL5 · 10,000 ft MSL · BE55
light rime icing
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SQI UA /OV SQI/TM 1957/FL100/TP BE55/TA 00/IC LGT RIME
SQI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SQILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1957Reported at 19:57 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP BE55Aircraft type reporting.
TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1940Z (2:40 PM CDT) · 68 NM SE of 8IL5 · 35,000 ft MSL · B739
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JOT UA /OV JOT/TM 1940/FL350/TP B739/TB NEG
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1940Reported at 19:40 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 8IL5

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. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 8,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/16 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 1%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

27
57%
09
43%

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Live crosswind meter

8IL5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFEP, 13 nm away.

N27099 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
8 kt

Wind is 69° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of O'Connor Field (8IL5)
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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
8IL5
City
Pecatonica
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
900 ft
Coordinates
42.3683, -89.3543
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFEP
TAF
Nearest KRFD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
26m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for O'Connor Field (8IL5)

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 O'Connor Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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