KFEP — Albertus
Freeport, IL · field elevation 859 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KFEP current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
METAR KFEP 111155Z AUTO 15004KT 1/4SM OVC002 23/22 A2993 RMK AO2 70002 T02310223 10250 20227
- Wind
- from 150° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 0.25 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,011 ft · pressure altitude 849 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 150° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 4 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 18 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 24 | — | 4 kt from the left |
| 06 | — | 4 kt from the right |
| 36 | 3 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 31 | 4 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 37,000–37,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KFEP — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KFEP — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.24611, -89.58198
- Elevation
- 859 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1102Z / 0105Z
- Magnetic variation
- 0° (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Stephenson, IL
Everything else KFEP publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 5,504 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 18/36 | 2,404 | 150 | TURF | — |
| 13/31 | 2,285 | 150 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 121.85
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 126.0
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KRFD Chicago/Rockford Intl22 nm
- KEFT Monroe Muni22 nm
- KSFY Tri-Township26 nm
- KSQI Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Fld30 nm
- KRPJ Rochelle Muni/Koritz Fld31 nm
- KJVL Southern Wisconsin Rgnl33 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFEP 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.