KUGN/UGN METAR Waukegan National Airport

Chicago/Waukegan, IllinoisElevation 727 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFRMore than 1 hour old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

040@5

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

142 ft

-585 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0251Z (9:51 PM local) · More than 1 hour old

KUGN is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 5 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

40° at 5 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

12°C / 9°C

54°F / 48°F. 3°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.32 inHg

1026.8 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO 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)

SLP267

sea-level pressure 1026.7 hPa

T01220089

precise temperature 12.2°C, dew point 8.9°C

50002

3-hour pressure tendency: rising then falling (0.2 hPa change)

FAA: no delays reported at UGN.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

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 from 40° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 51F, 3% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	51	ENE 9 kt	–	3%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	64/51	SE 13 kt	–	4%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	71/55	S 9 kt	–	11%
Thursday	Chance Rain Showers	73/48	WSW 9 kt	–	26%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	65/51	ENE 9 kt	–	48%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	67/52	SE 9 kt	–	37%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	67/51	S 4 kt	–	34%
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	65	S 9 kt	–	45%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOT). Forecast issued 0351Z.

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

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

040° at 5 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 055 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

1 kt L

BEST

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

5 kt R

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

5 kt L

HEAD

5 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt R

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

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 6,001 ft

05/23

Dimensions

6,001 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0548°T

REILYes

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 23228°T

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternRight

14/32

Dimensions

3,750 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 14144°T

Displaced threshold489 ft

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 32324°T

Traffic patternLeft

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

142 ft

Pressure altitude

327 ft

Field elevation

727 ft MSL

Temperature

12°C (54°F)

Dewpoint

9°C (48°F)

Altimeter

30.32 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

2253Z 5:53 PM

Sunrise

1218Z 7:18 AM

Loggable night

2321Z (6:21 PM local) → 1149Z (6:49 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2253Z (5:53 PM local) → 1218Z (7:18 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2353Z (6:53 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

Waukegan National Airport is in Chicago/Waukegan, Illinois. Field elevation 727 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerSKIP GOSS

Manager phone847-244-0055

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKUGN / UGN

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)KANKAKEE

RegionIllinois

CountryUnited States

Coordinates42.4222, -87.8679

Distance from city35 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF120.050

FREQUENCIES

Communications

120.55

CHICAGO APP/DEP

A/D

132.4

ATIS

120.05

CTAF

121.65

GND

122.55

RDO

120.05

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KUGN traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-25, 69 days observed · data 2026-10-25

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

22.9

AVG OPS/DAY

39.1

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 49%Unknown 26%Jet 13%Twin 6%Airliner 4%Helicopter 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~83 landings/mo

›DV20 (Unknown) · ~28 landings/mo

›C152 (Piston single) · ~24 landings/mo

›F2TH (Unknown) · ~10 landings/mo

›NG5 (Unknown) · ~9 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›DV20 (Unknown)

›C152 (Piston single)

›PA44 (Twin)

›NG5 (Unknown)

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.

KENW Kenosha Regional Airport

11 NM N

VFR

KRAC John H Batten Airport

20 NM N

VFR

KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport

27 NM S

VFR

KMKE General Mitchell International Airport

32 NM N

VFR

KDPA Dupage Airport

35 NM SW

VFR

KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport

39 NM S

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ATCTVT MALSR RWY 23; REIL RWY 05; HIRL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 14/32 TWY LGTS - CTAF. WHEN ATCT CLSD TO INCR INTST & ACTVT - CTAF

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›BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

›FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.

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OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KUGN on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KUGN have a METAR?

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

Does KUGN have a TAF?

When KUGN 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 KUGN?

KUGN sits at 727 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KUGN?

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.