Herb Tautz Airport (LL07) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSFY), LL07 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Herb Tautz Airport in Mount Carroll, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSFY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Herb Tautz Airport (LL07) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mount Carroll, IL at a field elevation of 853 ft. LL07 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSFY, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDBQ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSFY, 6.3 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSFY 281215Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 08/08 A3017 RMK AO2 T00760076
What changed at KSFY (nearest station)?
Since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from IFR to VFR.
- Visibility improved from 2.5 SM to 7 SM.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for LL07
Based on the nearest station (KSFY), LL07 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -150 ft (field elevation 853 ft). LL07 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDBQ, 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.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2,400 ft | TURF | - | - |
| W | 2,400 ft | TURF | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
LL07 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at LL07
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSFY reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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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
- LL07
- City
- Mount Carroll
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 853 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.0626, -89.9681
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSFY
- TAF
- Nearest KDBQ
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 10h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Herb Tautz Airport (LL07)
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