Sue Rock International Airport (IS93) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEFT), IS93 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sue Rock International Airport in Rock City, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEFT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sue Rock International Airport (IS93) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rock City, IL at a field elevation of 950 ft. IS93 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEFT, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 1,420 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEFT, 11 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEFT 281315Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3018 RMK AO2 T01050093
What changed at KEFT (nearest station)?
Since the 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for IS93
Based on the nearest station (KEFT), IS93 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 25. Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 950 ft). IS93 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 1,420 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 07 | 1,420 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 7 kt right |
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IS93 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 07/251,420 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at IS93Wind
- 07
- 2 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 2 kt headwind · 7 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→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IS93 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 IS93
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEFT reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 64%
- 07
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
IS93 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEFT, 11 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 25, 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IS93
- City
- Rock City
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 950 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.4431, -89.5043
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,420 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEFT
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 39m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Sue Rock International Airport (IS93)
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