J Maddock Airport (IL38) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:52 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KARR), IL38 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near J Maddock Airport in Big Rock, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KARR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
J Maddock Airport (IL38) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Big Rock, IL at a field elevation of 705 ft. IL38 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KARR, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDPA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KARR, 2.5 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KARR 280952Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 09/08 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP226 T00890083
What changed at KARR (nearest station)?
Since the 0852Z (3:52 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0852Z (3:52 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for IL38
Based on the nearest station (KARR), IL38 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 705 ft). IL38 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDPA, about 15 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2,600 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
| W | 2,600 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IL38 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at IL38
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KARR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 11,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- E/W
- 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
- IL38
- City
- Big Rock
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 705 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7670, -88.5320
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KARR
- TAF
- Nearest KDPA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for J Maddock Airport (IL38)
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