KDKB — De Kalb Taylor Muni
De Kalb, IL · field elevation 913 ft · NON-ATCT
KDKB current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDKB 101035Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A3002 RMK AO2 T00670040
- Wind
- from 310° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Density altitude
- 18 ft · pressure altitude 813 ft
- Observed
- 11 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 310° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 5 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 02 | 3 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 20 | 3 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 09 | 5 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
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
- 1239Z / 2238Z
- Magnetic variation
- 2°W (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
- 6 approaches — ILS, 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.