Freeport/Dornink Airport (C86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFEP), C86 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Freeport/Dornink Airport in Freeport, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFEP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Freeport/Dornink Airport (C86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Freeport, IL at a field elevation of 949 ft. C86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFEP, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFEP, 7.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFEP 281355Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A3021 RMK AO2 T01340119
What changed at KFEP (nearest station)?
Since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for C86
Based on the nearest station (KFEP), C86 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 949 ft). C86 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 24 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 | 2,600 ft | TURF-G | 6 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 2,600 ft | TURF-G | 6 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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C86 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 18/362,600 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at C86Wind
- 18
- 6 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 6 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 24 h: wind 6→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
C86 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 C86
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARR UA /OV KARR/TM 1345/FL018/TP C172/WX FV07SM/RM VIS AT LEAST 7
ARR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.WX FV07SMWeather and flight visibility observed.RM VIS AT LEAST 7Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at C86
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. 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
C86 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFEP, 7.9 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 18, 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
- C86
- City
- Freeport
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 949 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.3778, -89.5645
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFEP
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 54m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Freeport/Dornink Airport (C86)
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