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49IL

Walnut Creek Airport
Somonauk, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 20-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:40	10:40
Sunrise	06:09	11:09
Sunset	19:47	00:47
Evening civil twilight	20:16	01:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Aug-2026 07:47:02
Local (UTC-5)	20-Aug-2026 02:47:02

METAR

KARR 14nm NE	200652Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM BKN050 18/16 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01830156
KDKB 20nm N	200735Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM SCT043 16/16 A2999 RMK AO2 T01610155
KJOT 24nm E	200735Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM SCT039 BKN046 OVC060 21/15 A2996 RMK AO2 T02100149
KRPJ 24nm NW	200735Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM SCT043 SCT050 17/16 A2998 RMK AO2 T01700157
KVYS 25nm SW	200718Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM BKN035 BKN055 20/18 A2997 RMK AO2
KLOT 27nm E	200735Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM BKN042 OVC050 20/15 A2997 RMK AO2
KDPA 28nm NE	200652Z 01006KT 10SM FEW050 17/15 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01720150

TAF

KDPA
28nm NE

200526Z 2006/2106 01005KT P6SM FEW050 SCT300 FM201900 06008KT P6SM FEW150 FEW300 FM210200 00000KT P6SM SCT300

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