KSQI — Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Fld
Sterling/Rockfalls, IL · field elevation 648 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KSQI current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KSQI 111156Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM OVC017 24/24 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP118 70001 T02390239 10244 20222 56003 PWINO $
- Wind
- from 120° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,700 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 24 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.90 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,882 ft · pressure altitude 668 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 120° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 07 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 18 | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 36 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 25 | 2 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
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 5,000–37,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KSQI — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSQI — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.74283, -89.67628
- Elevation
- 648 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1103Z / 0104Z
- Magnetic variation
- -2° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Whiteside, IL
Everything else KSQI publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 6,499 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 3,900 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 128.0
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach
- 126.0
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LOC/BC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSFY Tri-Township27 nm
- KRPJ Rochelle Muni/Koritz Fld28 nm
- KCWI Clinton Muni30 nm
- KFEP Albertus30 nm
- KVYS Illinois Valley Rgnl-Walter A Duncan Fld33 nm
- KRFD Chicago/Rockford Intl38 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSQI 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.