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Herbert C. Maas Airport (IL02) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:26 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KUGN), IL02 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Herbert C. Maas Airport in Zion, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUGN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Herbert C. Maas Airport (IL02) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Zion, IL at a field elevation of 719 ft. IL02 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUGN, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KENW.

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VFR
Observed 1626Z (11:26 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUGN, 3.5 nm away.

Wind
190° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
69°F / 21°C
dew 51°F / 11°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
SPECI KUGN 281626Z 19008KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A3019 RMK AO2 T02060106

What changed at KUGN (nearest station)?

Since the 1551Z (10:51 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1551Z (10:51 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →

Current pilot readout for IL02

Based on the nearest station (KUGN), IL02 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 719 ft). IL02 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KENW, about 8 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
24FAV5 kt head6 kt left
065 kt tail6 kt right

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IL02 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.

  • Runway 06/24
    2,600 × 80 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at IL02
    Wind
    06
    5 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    24
    5 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061216Z05Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

IL02 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of IL02

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 98 NM S of IL02 · 35,000 ft MSL · B744
continuous light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 87 NM SW of IL02 · 13,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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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.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 30 NM S of IL02 · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM9
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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.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 49 NM SW of IL02 · 1,800 ft MSL · C172
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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.
PIREP1219Z (7:19 AM CDT) · 59 NM NE of IL02 · 15,000 ft MSL · B38M
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MKG UA /OV MKG270040/TM 1219/FL150/TP B38M/TB NEG
MKG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MKG270040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1219Reported at 12:19 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at IL02

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUGN reported mostly VFR across 29 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 83%MVFR 14%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 5%IFR 3%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 5/13 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

24
59%
06
41%

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Live crosswind meter

IL02 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KUGN, 3.5 nm away.

N24068 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
6 kt

Wind is 49° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Herbert C. Maas Airport (IL02)
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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

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
IL02
City
Zion
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
719 ft
Coordinates
42.4722, -87.9084
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KUGN
TAF
Nearest KENW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 7m

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Pilot PIREPs for Herbert C. Maas Airport (IL02)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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