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3CK Lake in the Hills Airport
Chicago/Lake In The Hills, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 3CK
Lat/Long: 42-12-24.4910N / 088-19-22.9450W
42-12.408183N / 088-19.382417W
42.2068031 / -88.3230403
(estimated)
Elevation: 888 ft. / 270.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (2000)
From city: 38 miles NW of central business district of the associated city
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 60102

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1958
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IKK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-DUSK
Pattern altitude: 1888 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
ACTVT REIL RY 08, PAPI RY 08 & 26 - 122.75.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
CHICAGO APPROACH: 120.55
CHICAGO DEPARTURE: 120.55
WX ASOS at DPA (18 nm S): PHONE 630-584-2728
WX ASOS at PWK (20 nm E): PHONE 847-465-0291
  • WIND SPEED & DIRECTION INFO BROADCAST ON UNICOM IS INACCURATE.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OBKr269/16.5NORTHBROOK VOR/DME113.0002W
DPAr002/19.0DUPAGE VOR/DME108.4002E
ORDr303/22.8CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME113.9002E
BUUr183/29.0BURBUN VOR/DME114.5001W
ENWr218/29.2KENOSHA VOR/DME109.2002W
RFDr091/39.0ROCKFORD VOR/DME110.8001E
JOTr358/39.6JOLIET VORTAC112.3002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DEKALB048/23.720902WDKB -.. -.- -...
LAKE LAWN158/31.940400WLVV .-.. ...- ...-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3058 x 50 ft. / 932 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 42-12.363233N42-12.453117N
Longitude: 088-19.715533W088-19.049300W
Elevation: 885.7 ft.885.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 082 magnetic, 080 true262 magnetic, 260 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 1560 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear30 ft. pole, 430 ft. from runway, 239 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
+11' BLDG 130' 263' L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: VILLAGE OF LAKE IN THE HILLS
600 HARVEST GATE
LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156
Phone 847-960-7400
Manager: DAVE GREGORIA
8407 PYOTT ROAD
LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156
Phone 847-960-7500

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 131
Single engine airplanes: 118
Multi engine airplanes: 8
Jet airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 93/day *
56% transient general aviation
44% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

NUMEROUS DEER INVOF OF RY 08/26. NUMEROUS GEESE INVOF ARPT.
ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 56 FT CANNOT USE PARALLEL TWY.
ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 45.5 FT CANNOT USE PARALLEL TWY EAST OF TWY BRAVO
FOR VFR WX ADVISORY 5 CLICKS CTAF. PHONE 815-444-1729

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download (210KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (209KB)
VOR RWY 26   download (232KB)
VOR-A   download (184KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

10C - Galt Field Airport (12 nm N)
C81 - Campbell Airport (13 nm NE)
KDPA - Dupage Airport (18 nm S)
KPWK - Chicago Executive Airport (20 nm E)
KORD - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (23 nm SE)
 
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From to 3CK

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Aug-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4010:40
Sunrise06:0911:09
Sunset19:4300:43
Evening civil twilight20:1301:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Aug-2008 14:43:58
Local (UTC-5)  21-Aug-2008 09:43:58
 
METAR
KDPA 
18nm S 
211352Z 06006KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02390144
KPWK 
20nm E 
211352Z 08004KT 10SM CLR 23/15 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02280150
KORD 
22nm SE 
211351Z VRB06KT 10SM FEW060 SCT150 BKN250 23/14 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02330139
KDKB 
23nm SW 
211404Z AUTO 09010KT 10SM CLR 22/14 A3007 RMK AO2
KUGN 
24nm NE 
211352Z 12008KT 10SM CLR 22/16 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02220156
KARR 
27nm S 
211352Z 10008KT 10SM BKN150 23/14 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02280139
KBUU 
29nm N 
211423Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A3010 RMK AO2
KENW 
29nm NE 
211353Z 11006KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02280156
KRFD 
35nm W 
211354Z 10006KT 10SM BKN150 OVC200 21/14 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02110144
TAF
KDPA 
18nm S 
211132Z 211212 12006KT P6SM SCT060 OVC250 FM1900 13007KT P6SM BKN050 OVC120 PROB30 2202 -SHRA FM0200 15007KT 6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC070 FM0600 15008KT 5SM -SHRA BKN020 OVC040
KORD 
22nm SE 
211132Z 211212 12006KT P6SM BKN150 OVC250 FM2000 13007KT P6SM BKN050 OVC120 PROB30 2303 -SHRA FM0300 15007KT 6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC070 FM0700 15008KT 5SM -SHRA BKN020 OVC040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Northern Illinois Flight Center 815-455-7707
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Jet A 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Blue Skies Pilot Shop 815-356-8121
800-850-4397
[web site]
[email]
Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aviation accessories, Pilot supplies, Rental cars, Computerized weather, Internet access, Restrooms
 
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Motive Services Co. 847-428-4242
847-565-6589
[email]
Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications, Aircraft parts

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Lake in the Hills Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Lake in the Hills Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Lake in the Hills Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL - CRYSTAL LAKE 1.4 69-74
COMFORT INN CRYSTAL LAKE 1.9 72-73
COUNTRY INN AND SUITES CRYSTAL LAKE 1.9 94-95

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Lake in the Hills Airport

3 in Crystal Lake
2 in West Dundee
2 in Woodstock
1 in Barrington
6 in Elgin
1 in Palatine
2 in Mundelein
7 in Hoffman Estates
21 in Schaumburg
4 in Vernon Hills
1 in Richmond
1 in Hanover
3 in Buffalo Grove
9 in Arlington Heights
1 in Libertyville
 

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