KDKB — De Kalb Taylor Muni
De Kalb, IL · field elevation 913 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KDKB current weather
IFR ceiling 500–1,000 ft or visibility 1–3 statute miles
METAR KDKB 111155Z AUTO 07004KT 1 3/4SM BR SCT005 BKN019 22/22 A2993 RMK AO2 70002 T02220222 10231 20209
- Wind
- from 070° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 1.75 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,900 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,970 ft · pressure altitude 903 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 070° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 09 | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 02 | 3 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 20 | 3 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 27 | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
6 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 2,000–37,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KDKB — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KDKB — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.93383, -88.70569
- Elevation
- 913 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1059Z / 0101Z
- Magnetic variation
- -2° (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- De Kalb, IL
Everything else KDKB publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 7,026 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 09/27 | 4,201 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 133.5
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KARR Aurora Muni14 nm
- KRPJ Rochelle Muni/Koritz Fld17 nm
- KDPA Dupage20 nm
- KRFD Chicago/Rockford Intl23 nm
- KLOT Lewis University33 nm
- KJOT Joliet Rgnl34 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDKB airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Illinois airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.