Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field (KSQI) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 10:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, KSQI is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field in Rock Falls, IL, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field (KSQI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rock Falls, IL at a field elevation of 648 ft. KSQI reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (07/25, 18/36), the longest 6,499 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.175.
Wind variable at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSQI 281556Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP219 T02000106 $
What changed at KSQI?
Since the 1456Z (9:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1456Z (9:56 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KSQI
KSQI is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 648 ft). KSQI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 38 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is variable at 5 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 6,499 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 18 | 3,900 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 25 | 6,499 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 36 | 3,900 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KSQI runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 07/256,499 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSQIWind
- 07
- no steady wind
- 25
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 18/363,900 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSQIWind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
4 active equipment NOTAMsView 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KSQI 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KSQI
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 KSQI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KSQI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 07
- 39%
- 25
- 30%
- 36
- 24%
- 18
- 7%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KSQI's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 6,499 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25, 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Avionics · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KSQI
- IATA
- SQI
- FAA LID
- SQI
- City
- Rock Falls
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 648 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7422, -89.6736
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,499 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- AWOS/ASOS
- 119.175 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 32m
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Pilot PIREPs for Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field (KSQI)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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