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Skydive Chicago Airport (K8N2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:40 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVYS), K8N2 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 11 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Skydive Chicago Airport in Ottawa, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVYS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Skydive Chicago Airport (K8N2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ottawa, IL at a field elevation of 616 ft. K8N2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVYS, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 4,522 ft. CTAF is 122.725.

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VFR
Observed 2040Z (3:40 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVYS, 16.4 nm away.

Wind
190° 11 kt
gusting 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.11"
Temp / Dew
-

Wind from the south (190°) at 11 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 ft, scattered clouds at 12,000 ft, altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KVYS 282040Z AUTO 19011G15KT 10SM SCT090 SCT120 A3011 RMK AO2

Current pilot readout for K8N2

Based on the nearest station (KVYS), K8N2 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 11 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). K8N2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDPA, about 39 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
21FAV10 kt head4 kt left (g6)
0310 kt tail4 kt right (g6)

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K8N2 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.

  • Runway 03/21
    4,522 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K8N2
    Wind
    03
    10 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    21
    10 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091716Z20Z20Z

Over the last 4 h: wind 7→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K8N2 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K8N2

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2159Z (4:59 PM CDT) · 63 NM SW of K8N2 · 37,000 ft MSL · B739
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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.
PIREP2137Z (4:37 PM CDT) · 75 NM E of K8N2 · 38,000 ft MSL · UAL2641
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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.
PIREP2129Z (4:29 PM CDT) · 63 NM SW of K8N2 · 34,000 ft MSL · B737
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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.
PIREP2034Z (3:34 PM CDT) · 27 NM NE of K8N2 · 2,000 ft MSL · C208
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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.
PIREP1957Z (2:57 PM CDT) · 45 NM NW of K8N2 · 10,000 ft MSL · BE55
light rime icing
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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.
PIREP1940Z (2:40 PM CDT) · 23 NM NE of K8N2 · 35,000 ft MSL · B739
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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 K8N2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

21
84%
03
16%

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Live crosswind meter

K8N2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVYS, 16 nm away.

N210311 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt
Headwind in gusts
14 kt
Crosswind in gusts
6 kt

Wind is 23° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 4,522 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Skydive Chicago Airport (K8N2) with runway 03/21 marked
N ↑

Runway 03/21 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Daily 0800-DUSK local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
Yes
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8N2
City
Ottawa
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
616 ft
Coordinates
41.3998, -88.7939
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,522 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KVYS
TAF
Nearest KDPA
CTAF
122.725 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
23h 13m

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Pilot PIREPs for Skydive Chicago Airport (K8N2)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Skydive Chicago Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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