Hunter Airport (8LL1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBUU), 8LL1 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hunter Airport in Woodstock, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBUU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hunter Airport (8LL1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Woodstock, IL at a field elevation of 914 ft. 8LL1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBUU, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,895 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBUU, 21.9 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (76°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBUU 281935Z AUTO 21009G14KT 10SM CLR 25/10 A3012 RMK AO2 T02450100
Current pilot readout for 8LL1
Based on the nearest station (KBUU), 8LL1 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 2,050 ft (field elevation 914 ft). 8LL1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 28 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 | 1,895 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 8 kt left (g12) |
| 09 | 1,895 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 8 kt right (g12) |
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8LL1 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 09/271,895 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8LL1Wind
- 09
- 4 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 5 kt headwind · 8 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.
8LL1 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 8LL1
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.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
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.Show raw report
ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1414/FL260/TP TBM9/TB NEG
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ORDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8LL1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 64%
- 09
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
8LL1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBUU, 22 nm away.
Wind is 60° 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
- 8LL1
- City
- Woodstock
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 914 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.3567, -88.5062
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,895 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBUU
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hunter Airport (8LL1)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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