Benoit Airport (IL78) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIKK), IL78 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 12 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Benoit Airport in Kankakee, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIKK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Benoit Airport (IL78) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kankakee, IL at a field elevation of 660 ft. IL78 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIKK, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGYY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIKK, 4.3 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 12 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIKK 281735Z AUTO 22012G15KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A3021 RMK AO2 T02380093
What changed at KIKK (nearest station)?
Since the 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for IL78
Based on the nearest station (KIKK), IL78 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 12 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 660 ft). IL78 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGYY, about 34 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 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 9 kt head | 8 kt right (g10) |
| 36 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 9 kt tail | 8 kt left (g10) |
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IL78 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 18/362,000 × 105 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at IL78Wind
- 18
- 9 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 9 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
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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 23 h: wind 5→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IL78 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 IL78
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
EVV UA /OV CMI075020/TM 1246/FL290/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP
EVV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CMI075020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1246Reported at 12:46 UTC.FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
IND UA /OV EYE 020010/TM 1245/FL018/TP PA46/TB MOD/RM DURC
IND UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EYE 020010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1245Reported at 12:45 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP PA46Aircraft type reporting.TB MODTurbulence: moderate.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at IL78
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIKK reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,000 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.
- 18
- 57%
- 36
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
IL78 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIKK, 4.3 nm away.
Wind is 41° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IL78
- City
- Kankakee
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 660 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.1311, -87.7923
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIKK
- TAF
- Nearest KGYY
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Benoit Airport (IL78)
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