Uncle Chuck's Airport (IS80) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDKB), IS80 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Uncle Chuck's Airport in DeKalb, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDKB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Uncle Chuck's Airport (IS80) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around DeKalb, IL at a field elevation of 880 ft. IS80 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDKB, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDKB, 4 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDKB 282335Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM SCT090 17/11 A3011 RMK AO2 T01700113
What changed at KDKB (nearest station)?
Since the 2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 9,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for IS80
Based on the nearest station (KDKB), IS80 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 880 ft). IS80 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 22 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 | 2,300 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 1 kt right |
| S | 2,300 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 1 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 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IS80 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of IS80
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PIA UA /OV PIA/TM 2159/FL370/TP B739/TB NEG
PIA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PIALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2159Reported at 21:59 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
ARP UAL2641 4100N 08713W 2137 F380 MS58 253/053KT TB LIGHT SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL2641 4100N 08713W 213…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
PIA UA /OV PIA/TM 2129/FL340/TP B737/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
PIA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PIALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2129Reported at 21:29 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTHRemarks.Show raw report
HNL UA /OV FREEWAY ARR/TM 2034/FL020/TP C208/SK CKH BASE 060 FEW 040/WX NO PRECIP
HNL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FREEWAY ARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2034Reported at 20:34 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK CKH BASE 060 FEW 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX NO PRECIPWeather and flight visibility observed.Show raw report
SQI UA /OV SQI/TM 1957/FL100/TP BE55/TA 00/IC LGT RIME
SQI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SQILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1957Reported at 19:57 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP BE55Aircraft type reporting.TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.Show raw report
JOT UA /OV JOT/TM 1940/FL350/TP B739/TB NEG
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1940Reported at 19:40 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at IS80
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDKB reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,500 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
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IS80
- City
- DeKalb
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 880 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.9178, -88.7893
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDKB
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 10m
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Pilot PIREPs for Uncle Chuck's Airport (IS80)
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