Krohe Airport (IL86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIJX), IL86 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Krohe Airport in Beardstown, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIJX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Krohe Airport (IL86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Beardstown, IL at a field elevation of 450 ft. IL86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIJX, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KUIN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIJX, 14.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 7,000 ft, temperature 14°C (56°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 7,000 ft.
METAR KIJX 281055Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM BKN070 14/09 A3020 RMK AO2 T01350091
What changed at KIJX (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for IL86
Based on the nearest station (KIJX), IL86 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 450 ft). IL86 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KUIN, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 2,500 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
| W | 2,500 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 7,000 ft.
IL86 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of IL86
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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 IL86
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIJX reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IL86
- City
- Beardstown
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 450 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.9362, -90.4668
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIJX
- TAF
- Nearest KUIN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Krohe Airport (IL86)
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