Dutch Creek Seaplane Base (8IL7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:51 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KUGN), 8IL7 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Dutch Creek Seaplane Base in Mc Henry, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUGN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dutch Creek Seaplane Base (8IL7) is a seaplane base in Mc Henry, IL. 8IL7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUGN, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 7 physical runways (02W, 05W, 09W, 18/36, 20W, …), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KENW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUGN, 17.1 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KUGN 281051Z 24005KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP222 T01170089
What changed at KUGN (nearest station)?
Since the 0951Z (4:51 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0951Z (4:51 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8IL7
Based on the nearest station (KUGN), 8IL7 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 441 ft). 8IL7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KENW, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,675 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 02W | 3,500 ft | WATER | 2 kt tail | 4 kt left |
| 05W | 4,000 ft | WATER | 2 kt tail | 4 kt left |
| 09W | 2,500 ft | WATER | 2 kt tail | 4 kt left |
| 20W | 3,500 ft | WATER | 2 kt tail | 4 kt left |
| 23W | 4,000 ft | WATER | 2 kt tail | 4 kt left |
| 27W | 2,500 ft | WATER | 2 kt tail | 4 kt left |
| 36 | 1,675 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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8IL7 runways
7 physical runways · 8 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 18/361,675 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8IL7Wind
- 18
- 3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 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 7→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
8IL7 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 8IL7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUGN reported mostly VFR across 30 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 18
- 66%
- 02W/05W/09W/20W/23W/27W/36
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
8IL7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KUGN, 17 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 8IL7
- City
- Mc Henry
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 441 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.3711, -88.2470
- Runways
- 7 physical runways · 8 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KUGN
- TAF
- Nearest KENW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 52m
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