W Davis Airport (IL87) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRPJ), IL87 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near W Davis Airport in Compton, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRPJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
W Davis Airport (IL87) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Compton, IL at a field elevation of 930 ft. IL87 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRPJ, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRPJ, 11 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRPJ 281355Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3021 RMK AO2 T01310101
What changed at KRPJ (nearest station)?
Since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for IL87
Based on the nearest station (KRPJ), IL87 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 930 ft). IL87 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| S | 2,000 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IL87 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of IL87
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at IL87
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRPJ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IL87
- City
- Compton
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 930 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7111, -89.1123
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRPJ
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 44m
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Pilot PIREPs for W Davis Airport (IL87)
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