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Blackhawk Farms Inc Airport (LL89) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:45 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJVL), LL89 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Blackhawk Farms Inc Airport in Rockton, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJVL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Blackhawk Farms Inc Airport (LL89) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rockton, IL at a field elevation of 759 ft. LL89 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJVL, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.

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VFR
Observed 1745Z (12:45 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJVL, 8.5 nm away.

Wind
170° 12 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KJVL 281745Z 17012KT 10SM SCT100 22/11 A3014

Current pilot readout for LL89

Based on the nearest station (KJVL), LL89 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 759 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09FAV2 kt head12 kt right
272 kt tail12 kt left

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LL89 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.

  • Runway 09/27
    2,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at LL89
    Wind
    09
    2 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
    27
    2 kt tailwind · 12 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

LL89 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of LL89

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 96 NM S of LL89 · 35,000 ft MSL · B744
continuous light chop turbulence
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 68 NM S of LL89 · 13,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 1414/FL130/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 62 NM SE of LL89 · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM9
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ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1414/FL260/TP TBM9/TB NEG
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 51 NM SE of LL89 · 1,800 ft MSL · C172
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ARR UA /OV KARR/TM 1345/FL018/TP C172/WX FV07SM/RM VIS AT LEAST 7
ARR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV07SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM VIS AT LEAST 7Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at LL89

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 2%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/16 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 900 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

27
54%
09
46%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1740Z (12:40 PM CDT)

TAF KJVL 281740Z 2818/2918 19010G18KT P6SM FEW250 FM290400 19012G20KT 4SM -SHRA BKN090 WS020/21045KT PROB30 2904/2909 4SM -TSRA BKN090CB FM290900 22009KT P6SM BKN090 WS020/24045KT PROB30 2909/2911 4SM -SHRA OVC025 FM291200 25005KT P6SM BKN027 FM291500 34007KT P6SM SCT030

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Live crosswind meter

LL89 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJVL, 8.5 nm away.

N092712 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
12 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Blackhawk Farms Inc Airport (LL89)
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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
LL89
City
Rockton
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
759 ft
Coordinates
42.4872, -89.1079
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KJVL
TAF
Nearest KRFD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 24m

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Pilot PIREPs for Blackhawk Farms Inc Airport (LL89)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Blackhawk Farms Inc Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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