KFEP — Albertus
Freeport, IL · field elevation 859 ft · NON-ATCT
KFEP current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFEP 100215Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 10/05 A3003 RMK AO2 T01020047
- Wind
- from 220° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 10 °C / dewpoint 5 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Density altitude
- 355 ft · pressure altitude 749 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 220° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 8 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 18 | 6 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 31 | 1 kt head | 8 kt from the left |
| 13 | 1 kt tail | 8 kt from the right |
| 36 | 6 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 06 | 8 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
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
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 24,000–24,000 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
- 1243Z / 2241Z
- 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
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KRFD Chicago/Rockford Intl22 nm
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- 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.