Latham Park Aero Estates Airport (LL81) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:54 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRFD), LL81 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Latham Park Aero Estates Airport in Rockford, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRFD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Latham Park Aero Estates Airport (LL81) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rockford, IL at a field elevation of 757 ft. LL81 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRFD, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,305 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRFD, 10.9 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRFD 281054Z 12004KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP230 T00890078 $
What changed at KRFD (nearest station)?
Since the 0954Z (4:54 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0954Z (4:54 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for LL81
Based on the nearest station (KRFD), LL81 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -150 ft (field elevation 757 ft). LL81 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,305 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| S | 2,305 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling 20,000 ft → unlimited.
LL81 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at LL81
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRFD reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 14,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 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
- LL81
- City
- Rockford
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 757 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.3750, -89.0701
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,305 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRFD
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 57m
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