Gentry Airport (LL55) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFEP), LL55 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Gentry Airport in Polo, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFEP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gentry Airport (LL55) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Polo, IL at a field elevation of 865 ft. LL55 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFEP, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFEP, 15.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFEP 281035Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 10/10 A3019 RMK AO2 T01020095
What changed at KFEP (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for LL55
Based on the nearest station (KFEP), LL55 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 865 ft). LL55 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 0 kt |
| W | 2,000 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 0 kt |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
LL55 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at LL55
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFEP reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. 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.
- 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- LL55
- City
- Polo
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 865 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.9909, -89.5598
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFEP
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 1m
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