Earl Barnickel Airport (IL88) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRPJ), IL88 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 14 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Earl Barnickel Airport in Compton, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRPJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Earl Barnickel Airport (IL88) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Compton, IL at a field elevation of 929 ft. IL88 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRPJ, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRPJ, 13.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 14 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRPJ 281915Z AUTO 19014G18KT 10SM CLR 25/12 A3012 RMK AO2 T02480119
What changed at KRPJ (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 18 kt.
Current pilot readout for IL88
Based on the nearest station (KRPJ), IL88 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 14 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 929 ft). IL88 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 31 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 | 1,300 ft | TURF | 14 kt tail | 2 kt left (g3) |
| S | 1,300 ft | TURF | 14 kt tail | 2 kt left (g3) |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 6→14 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IL88 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of IL88
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at IL88
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRPJ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 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.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IL88
- City
- Compton
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 929 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.6750, -89.1168
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRPJ
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 32m
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Pilot PIREPs for Earl Barnickel Airport (IL88)
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