AirNav: 0IL9 - Jack W Watson Airport

0IL9

Jack W Watson Airport
De Kalb, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	0IL9
Lat/Long:	41-51-17.1050N 088-47-14.3090W 41-51.285083N 088-47.238483W 41.8547514,-88.7873081 (estimated)
Elevation:	880 ft. / 268 m (estimated)
Variation:	00W (1985)
From city:	4 miles SW of DE KALB, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	60115

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1967
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at DKB (6 nm NE):	119.075 (815-748-2350)
WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (13 nm W):	125.2 (815-562-2955)
WX ASOS at ARR (15 nm E):	PHONE 630-466-5649

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
DPAr262/19.6		DUPAGE VOR/DME		114.55		02E
JOTr309/28.0		JOLIET VOR/DME		112.30		02E

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	2800 x 100 ft. / 853 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	bldg, marked	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JACK W. WATSON 15320 SOUTH FIRST ST DE KALB, IL 60115 Phone 815-756-2007
Manager:	JACK W. WATSON 15320 SOUTH FIRST ST DE KALB, IL 60115 Phone 815-756-2007

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 0IL9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (6 nm NE)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (13 nm W)
KARR - Aurora Municipal Airport (15 nm E)
KDPA - DuPage Airport (24 nm E)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (25 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 28-May-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:52	09:52
Sunrise	05:26	10:26
Sunset	20:19	01:19
Evening civil twilight	20:52	01:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-May-2026 19:56:11
Local (UTC-5)	28-May-2026 14:56:11

METAR

KDKB 6nm NE	281935Z AUTO 06010G18KT 10SM CLR 27/11 A3016 RMK AO2 T02660113
KRPJ 13nm W	281935Z AUTO 06010G15KT 10SM CLR 28/08 A3014 RMK AO2 T02810083
KARR 15nm E	281852Z 07014G20KT 10SM CLR 26/10 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP208 T02560100

TAF

KDPA 24nm E	281726Z 2818/2918 05012KT P6SM FEW350 FM290100 VRB04KT P6SM SCT350
KRFD 25nm NW	281726Z 2818/2918 05010G17KT P6SM FEW350 FM290000 06007KT P6SM SCT350 FM290500 00000KT P6SM SCT350

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