Braden Farms Airport (98LL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIKK), 98LL is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Braden Farms Airport in Watseka, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIKK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Braden Farms Airport (98LL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Watseka, IL at a field elevation of 630 ft. 98LL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIKK, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLAF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIKK, 16.6 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 10,000 ft, temperature 10°C (49°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 10,000 ft.
METAR KIKK 281035Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM OVC100 10/09 A3024 RMK AO2 T00950087
What changed at KIKK (nearest station)?
Since the 1015Z (5:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1015Z (5:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 98LL
Based on the nearest station (KIKK), 98LL is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 630 ft). 98LL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLAF, about 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,250 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 27 | 2,250 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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98LL 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 09/272,250 × 90 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 98LLWind
- 09
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 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 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 10,000 ft.
98LL 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 98LL
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARP UAL2837 3950N 08913W 0940 F390 TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL2837 3950N 08913W 094…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 98LL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIKK reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 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.
- 27
- 50%
- 09
- 50%
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Live crosswind meter
98LL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIKK, 17 nm away.
Wind is 41° off runway 09, 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 98LL
- City
- Watseka
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 630 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.7992, -87.7836
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,250 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIKK
- TAF
- Nearest KLAF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 56m
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Pilot PIREPs for Braden Farms Airport (98LL)
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