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49IL

Walnut Creek Airport
Somonauk, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	49IL
Lat/Long:	41-35-36.0000N 088-41-30.0000W 41-35.600000N 088-41.500000W 41.5933333,-88.6916667 (estimated)
Elevation:	666 ft. / 203 m (estimated)
Variation:	01W (1995)
From city:	3 miles S of SOMONAUK, IL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	60531

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	07/2000
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at ARR (14 nm NE):	PHONE 630-466-5649
WX AWOS-3 at C09 (16 nm SE):	118.175 (815-941-1815)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
JOTr278/17.0		JOLIET VOR/DME		112.30		02E
DPAr219/23.5		DUPAGE VOR/DME		114.55		02E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2200 x 100 ft. / 671 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
Runway edge lights:	low intensity RY LGTS AVBL BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	150 ft.	no
Obstructions:	15 ft. road, 150 ft. from runway	40 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway TREES ARE TRIMMED TO STANDARD FOR RESIDENTIAL ARPT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BRENT BISH 4548E2351 ROAD LELAND, IL 60531 Phone (815) 712-5795
Manager:	BRENT BISH 4548E2351 ROAD LELAND, IL 60531 Phone (815) 712-5795

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
-	CAUTION ROBOTIC MOWER IN USE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 49IL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KARR - Aurora Municipal Airport (14 nm NE)
C09 - Morris Municipal Airport/James R Washburn Field (16 nm SE)
KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (20 nm N)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (25 nm NW)
KVYS - Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field (25 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:35	11:35
Sunrise	07:03	12:03
Sunset	19:03	00:03
Evening civil twilight	19:31	00:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Mar-2026 18:30:41
Local (UTC-5)	18-Mar-2026 13:30:41

METAR

KARR 14nm NE	181752Z 16009KT 8SM OVC042 03/M03 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP166 T00281028 10028 21039 55006
KC09 16nm SE	181815Z AUTO 21012G15KT 10SM CLR 05/M01 A2999 RMK AO2 T00511007
KDKB 20nm N	181815Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM OVC037 01/M02 A2999 RMK AO2 T00141019
KJOT 24nm E	181815Z AUTO 24009G15KT 200V260 10SM OVC050 06/00 A3001 RMK AO2 T00621004
KRPJ 24nm NW	181815Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A2999 RMK AO2 T00261025 TSNO
KVYS 25nm SW	181815Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 05/M03 A2999 RMK AO2 T00541027
KLOT 27nm E	181745Z 20010G16KT 10SM FEW060 03/02 A3002
KDPA 28nm NE	181752Z 19010KT 10SM BKN044 02/M03 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP165 6//// T00221028 10022 21044 56005 PNO $

TAF

KDPA
28nm NE

181720Z 1818/1918 19012G20KT P6SM BKN045 FM182100 24008KT P6SM FEW030 BKN050 FM190300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 OVC100 PROB30 1911/1915 4SM -SHRA BR SCT020 BKN040 FM191500 11005KT P6SM SCT015 SCT050 TEMPO 1915/1918 BKN012 BKN050

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