Douglas Airport (IL84) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFSW), IL84 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Douglas Airport in Colusa, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFSW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Douglas Airport (IL84) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Colusa, IL at a field elevation of 650 ft. IL84 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFSW, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBRL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFSW, 11.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,500 ft, scattered clouds at 8,000 ft, broken clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.
METAR KFSW 281255Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM SCT065 SCT080 BKN110 13/10 A3016 RMK AO2
Current pilot readout for IL84
Based on the nearest station (KFSW), IL84 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 650 ft). IL84 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBRL, about 13 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 | 2,300 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 36 | 2,300 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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IL84 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 18/362,300 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at IL84Wind
- 18
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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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.
IL84 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 IL84
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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UIN UA /OV UIN170030/TM 1238/FL120/TP S22T/TA M03/IC LGT RIME/RM ZKC FDC FN
UIN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV UIN170030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP S22TAircraft type reporting.TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.Show raw report
TNU UUA /OV TNU080025/TM 1132/FL120/TP C550/TB MOD-SEV/RM DURD
TNU UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV TNU080025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1132Reported at 11:32 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP C550Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD-SEVTurbulence: moderate to severe.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
ARP UAL2837 3950N 08913W 0940 F390 TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL2837 3950N 08913W 094…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at IL84
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 74%
- 36
- 26%
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Live crosswind meter
IL84 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFSW, 11 nm away.
Wind is 32° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- IL84
- City
- Colusa
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 650 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.5764, -91.1029
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFSW
- TAF
- Nearest KBRL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 47m
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Pilot PIREPs for Douglas Airport (IL84)
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