Stutzke Airport (LL38) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSQI), LL38 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Stutzke Airport in Sterling, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSQI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Stutzke Airport (LL38) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sterling, IL at a field elevation of 740 ft. LL38 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSQI, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMLI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSQI, 8.4 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 6,500 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,500 ft.
METAR KSQI 281056Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM BKN065 09/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP222 T00890078 $
What changed at KSQI (nearest station)?
Since the 0956Z (4:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 6,500 ft.
Current pilot readout for LL38
Based on the nearest station (KSQI), LL38 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately -150 ft (field elevation 740 ft). LL38 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMLI, about 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 27 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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LL38 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 09/272,200 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at LL38Wind
- 09
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 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 23 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 6,500 ft.
LL38 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 LL38
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station 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.
- 09
- 56%
- 27
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
LL38 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSQI, 8.4 nm away.
Wind is 11° off runway 09, 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
- LL38
- City
- Sterling
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 740 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.8105, -89.8382
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSQI
- TAF
- Nearest KMLI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 2m
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