FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 55LL |
| Lat/Long: | 42-09-15.0860N / 088-30-41.3150W
42-09.251433N / 088-30.688583W
42.1541906 / -88.5114764
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 884 ft. / 269.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00W (1985) |
| From city: | 5 miles SE of UNION, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 60142 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 08/1978 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at DKB (16 nm SW): | 119.075 (815-748-2350) |
| WX ASOS at DPA (19 nm SE): | PHONE 630-584-2728 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DPAr334/17.4 | | DUPAGE VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| OBKr263/25.2 | | NORTHBROOK VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 02W |
| ORDr288/28.8 | | CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME | | 113.90 | | 02E |
| RFDr097/30.9 | | ROCKFORD VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 01E |
| BUUr197/33.4 | | BURBUN VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 01W |
| JVLr130/35.8 | | JANESVILLE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 03E |
| ENWr226/37.1 | | KENOSHA VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 02W |
| JOTr345/37.5 | | JOLIET VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DEKALB | | 035/15.8 | | 209 | | 02W | | DKB | -.. -.- -... |
| LAKE LAWN | | 174/32.9 | | 404 | | 00W | | LVV | .-.. ...- ...- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 100 ft. / 914 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Displaced threshold: | 600 ft. | | no |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 40 ft. from runway | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SKY SOARING LLC
279 GRAND RIDGE RD.
ST. CHARLES, IL 60175
Phone 847-618-7627 |
| Manager: | ANDREW MEYER
279 GRAND RIDGE RD.
ST CHARLES, IL 60175
Phone 630-618-8800 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 15 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | GLIDER ACTIVITY ON ARPT. |
| - | ALL TFC PATTERNS ON S SIDE OF ARPT ARE FOR NOISE ABATEMENT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 55LL.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3CK - Lake in the Hills Airport (9 nm E)
KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
10C - Galt Field Airport (16 nm N)
C77 - Poplar Grove Airport (18 nm NW)
KDPA - Dupage Airport (19 nm SE)
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 12:57 |
| Sunset | | 17:20 | | 23:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:49 | | 23:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 03:05:33 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 11-Feb-2012 21:05:33 |
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| METAR |
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KDKB
16nm SW | 120235Z AUTO 30013G17KT 10SM CLR M08/M18 A3036 RMK AO2 T10801182
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KDPA
18nm SE | 120252Z 31013KT 10SM CLR M08/M18 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP293 T10831183 50001
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KARR
23nm S | 120252Z 30010KT 10SM CLR M09/M16 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP299 T10891161 50002
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KRFD
26nm W | 120154Z 31010KT 10SM CLR M08/M18 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP310 T10781183
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KPWK
27nm E | 120252Z 30011G19KT 10SM CLR M07/M18 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP292 T10721178 58002
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KORD
28nm E | 120251Z 30012G19KT 10SM CLR M08/M17 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP287 T10781172 58001
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KRPJ
30nm SW | 120235Z AUTO 30009KT 10SM CLR M08/M16 A3039 RMK AO2 T10821161
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KDPA
18nm SE | 112105Z 1121/1218 30011G18KT P6SM SKC FM120200 29010G18KT P6SM SKC FM120700 29015KT P6SM SKC
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