Decatur Airport

KDEC · Illinois, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 200° Decatur Airport 6/24
Wind direction to Wind: 12 kt, gusting 20 kt, 4 beaufort

9 kt

8 kt
Change
0 ft 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 4,800
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 5,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 7,000
METAR KDEC 272254Z 20012G20KT 10SM BKN048 BKN055 BKN070 21/19 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 19026/2206 RAB2158E25 SLP148 P0002 T02060194

METAR Decatur Airport - KDEC/DEC

Decatur Airport is a midsized airport in Illinois, United States. The airport is located at latitude 39.83466 and longitude -88.86666. The airport has 3 runways: 6/24, 12/30 and 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is KDEC. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is DEC. The airport's IATA code is DEC. The airport is in the Kansas City FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Decatur Airport on April 27, 2024 17:54, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 200° with a speed of 12 kt. Wind gusts of 20 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 4,800 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 5,500 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 7,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 4,800 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 21 °C. The dew point is 19 °C, the relative humidity is 88%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.98 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:46. This applies to Decatur Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

We don't have information about companies on this airport.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Decatur Airport. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
6/24 059°-239° 8-13 kt 9-16 kt 63 %
12/30 119°-299° 12-20 kt 2-3 kt 99 %
18/36 179°-359° 4-7 kt 11-19 kt 36 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

4,800 ft BKN Broken clouds
5,500 ft BKN Broken clouds
7,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 20.6 °C
Dewpoint 19.4 °C
Rel. humidity 88%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
PK WND 19026/2206Peak wind from 190° with 26 kt at 22 :06 UTC
RAB2158E25Rain started at 2158, ended at 25
SLP148Sea level pressure is 29.97 inHg (29.97 inHg)
P0002Water equivalent of rainfall since previous observation is 0.02 inch (0.0 mm)
T02060194Temperature is 20.6 °C (69.1 °F), dew point is 19.4 °C (66.9 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:59
Midday
12:52
Sunset
19:46 (1:09h)

Widget

Do you want a widget with the current aviation weather (METAR) for Decatur Airport on your website?

Show HTML code
Report a change