Donald Alfred Gade Airport (IL11) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:26 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KUGN), IL11 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Donald Alfred Gade Airport in Antioch, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUGN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Donald Alfred Gade Airport (IL11) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Antioch, IL at a field elevation of 805 ft. IL11 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUGN, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NE, SW), the longest 1,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KENW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUGN, 8.1 nm away.
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).
SPECI KUGN 281626Z 19008KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A3019 RMK AO2 T02060106
Current pilot readout for IL11
Based on the nearest station (KUGN), IL11 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 805 ft). IL11 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KENW, about 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEFAV | 1,500 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 1 kt left |
| SW | 1,500 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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IL11 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of IL11
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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 IL11
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.
- NE/SW
- 100%
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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
- IL11
- City
- Antioch
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 805 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.4653, -88.0404
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KUGN
- TAF
- Nearest KENW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Donald Alfred Gade Airport (IL11)
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