KARR/AUZ METAR Aurora Municipal Airport

Chicago/Aurora, IllinoisElevation 712 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFRMore than 1 hour old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

232 ft

-480 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0052Z (7:52 PM local) · More than 1 hour old

KARR is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

13°C / 9°C

55°F / 48°F. 4°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.33 inHg

1027.1 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP274

sea-level pressure 1027.4 hPa

T01280089

precise temperature 12.8°C, dew point 8.9°C

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 50F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	50	S 4 kt	–	1%
Monday	Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy	65/48	NE 9 kt	17 kt	3%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	68/53	SE 9 kt	–	10%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	71/54	S 9 kt	–	15%
Thursday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	76/53	SW 9 kt	–	27%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	75/54	SSE 9 kt	–	35%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	72/54	SSE 9 kt	–	51%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	70	SW 9 kt	–	36%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOT). Forecast issued 0153Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

3 runways · crosswind ranking

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 6,501 ft

15/33

Dimensions

5,503 x 100 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 15147°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

RWY 33327°T

ILSLOC/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

09/27

Dimensions

6,501 x 100 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0989°T

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

RWY 27269°T

Landing length (LDA)6,460 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

18/36

Dimensions

3,198 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (poor)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 18180°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 36360°T

REILYes

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

232 ft

Pressure altitude

302 ft

Field elevation

712 ft MSL

Temperature

13°C (55°F)

Dewpoint

9°C (48°F)

Altimeter

30.33 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2257Z 5:57 PM

Sunrise

1218Z 7:18 AM

Loggable night

2326Z (6:26 PM local) → 1150Z (6:50 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2257Z (5:57 PM local) → 1218Z (7:18 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2357Z (6:57 PM local) → 1118Z (6:18 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Aurora Municipal Airport is in Chicago/Aurora, Illinois. Field elevation 712 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerSTEVE ANDRAS

Manager phone(630) 256-3120

AttendedDaily, 0600–2400

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKARR / AUZ

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)KANKAKEE

RegionIllinois

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.7719, -88.4757

Distance from city38 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100 · Jet A-1

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF120.600

FREQUENCIES

Communications

133.5

APP/DEP

A/D

125.85

ASOS

125.85

ATIS

121.7

CLNC DEL

CLD

120.6

CTAF

121.7

GND

122.5

KANKAKEE RDO

RDO

120.6

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KARR traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 69 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

40.2

AVG OPS/DAY

64.2

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Unknown 46%Piston single 43%Jet 6%Turboprop 2%Twin 1%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~250 landings/mo

›GX (Unknown) · ~159 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~47 landings/mo

›BL8 (Unknown) · ~27 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~20 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›GX (Unknown)

›BL8 (Unknown)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›P28A (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KDPA Dupage Airport

13 NM NE

VFR

KLOT Lewis University Airport

20 NM SE

VFR

KJOT Joliet Regional Airport

20 NM SE

VFR

KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport

28 NM NE

VFR

KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport

32 NM E

VFR

KRFD Chicago Rockford International Airport

38 NM NW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS & VEGETATIVE GROWTH.

›FBO SVCS ON FREQ 122.95 AND 123.50.

›ACTVT MALSR RWY 09, 33; REIL RWY 18, 36,15, 27; TWY LGTS - CTAF. WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RWY 15/33, 09/27; MIRL RWY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT - CTAF.

›RISING GROUND +6 FEET.

›SEASONAL CROPS IN PART 77 SURFACES RUNWAY 9/27 & 15/33

›800 FT FOR PISTON ACFT, & 1500 FTFOR FOR JET ACFT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KARR on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KARR have a METAR?

Yes. KARR has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KARR have a TAF?

When KARR issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KARR?

KARR sits at 712 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KARR?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.