Chicago Glider Club Gliderport (IL59) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJOT), IL59 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Chicago Glider Club Gliderport in Channahon, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJOT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Chicago Glider Club Gliderport (IL59) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Channahon, IL at a field elevation of 590 ft. IL59 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJOT, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDPA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJOT, 6.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 9 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KJOT 281935Z AUTO 18009G14KT 10SM CLR 26/11 A3014 RMK AO2 T02550107
What changed at KJOT (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 210° to 180°.
Current pilot readout for IL59
Based on the nearest station (KJOT), IL59 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 590 ft). IL59 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDPA, about 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 9 kt tail | 0 kt |
| W | 2,000 ft | TURF | 9 kt tail | 0 kt |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IL59 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of IL59
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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JOT UA /OV JOT/TM 1940/FL350/TP B739/TB NEG
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1940Reported at 19:40 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
RCR UA /OV RCR/TM 1824/FL230/TP B39M/TB NEG
RCR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RCRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1824Reported at 18:24 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at IL59
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJOT reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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
- Fuel
- Mogas (auto fuel)
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IL59
- City
- Channahon
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 590 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.4320, -88.2473
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KJOT
- TAF
- Nearest KDPA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for Chicago Glider Club Gliderport (IL59)
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