Hendrix Airport (IS86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIKK), IS86 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hendrix Airport in Buckingham, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIKK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hendrix Airport (IS86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Buckingham, IL at a field elevation of 656 ft. IS86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIKK, about 16 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 KBMI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIKK, 15.7 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIKK 281615Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 22/10 A3024 RMK AO2 T02170100
What changed at KIKK (nearest station)?
Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for IS86
Based on the nearest station (KIKK), IS86 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 656 ft). IS86 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBMI, about 47 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 right |
| 36 | 2,300 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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IS86 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 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at IS86Wind
- 18
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 6→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IS86 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at IS86
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIKK reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,000 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.
- 18
- 57%
- 36
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
IS86 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIKK, 16 nm away.
Wind is 30° 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
- IS86
- City
- Buckingham
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 656 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.0417, -88.1917
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIKK
- TAF
- Nearest KBMI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 19m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hendrix Airport (IS86)
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