KSQI — Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Fld
Sterling/Rockfalls, IL · field elevation 648 ft · NON-ATCT
KSQI current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSQI 100556Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T00780039 10117 20072 401721006 56007 $
- Wind
- from 230° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- -154 ft · pressure altitude 568 ft
- Observed
- 34 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 230° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 18 | 4 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 36 | 4 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 07 | 6 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
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
- 1242Z / 2243Z
- Magnetic variation
- 2°W (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
- 5 approaches — ILS, 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.