Sd Aero Airport (LL28) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:45 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJVL), LL28 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sd Aero Airport in Capron, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJVL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sd Aero Airport (LL28) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Capron, IL at a field elevation of 930 ft. LL28 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJVL, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJVL, 18.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 24,000 ft, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KJVL 281845Z 18011KT 10SM FEW240 23/11 A3011
What changed at KJVL (nearest station)?
Since the 1745Z (12:45 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.14 → 30.11 inHg.
Current pilot readout for LL28
Based on the nearest station (KJVL), LL28 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 930 ft). LL28 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 22 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 | 1,600 ft | TURF-G | 11 kt head | 0 kt |
| 36 | 1,600 ft | TURF-G | 11 kt tail | 0 kt |
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LL28 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 18/361,600 × 70 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at LL28Wind
- 18
- 11 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 11 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 23 h: wind 6→11 kt, ceiling 16,000 ft → unlimited.
LL28 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 LL28
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJVL reported mostly VFR across 41 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 16,000 ft. 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.
- 18
- 64%
- 36
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
LL28 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJVL, 18 nm away.
Wind is 2° 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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- LL28
- City
- Capron
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 930 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.4328, -88.7172
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KJVL
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 34m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sd Aero Airport (LL28)
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