Gerbick Airport (96IL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFEP), 96IL is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Gerbick Airport in Lena, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFEP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gerbick Airport (96IL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lena, IL at a field elevation of 930 ft. 96IL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFEP, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFEP, 14.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFEP 280935Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 10/09 A3019 RMK AO2 T01010093
What changed at KFEP (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 96IL
Based on the nearest station (KFEP), 96IL is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 930 ft). 96IL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 35 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 | 2,400 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 2,400 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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96IL 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 18/362,400 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 96ILWind
- 18
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
96IL weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 96IL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFEP reported mostly VFR across 71 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.
- 18
- 69%
- 36
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
96IL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFEP, 14 nm away.
Wind is 9° 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 96IL
- City
- Lena
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 930 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.3757, -89.8508
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFEP
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gerbick Airport (96IL)
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