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56LL Wade Airport
Waterman, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 56LL
Lat/Long: 41-45-18.1060N 088-46-16.2960W
41-45.301767N 088-46.271600W
41.7550294,-88.7711933
(estimated)
Elevation: 810 ft. / 247 m (estimated)
Variation: 00W (1985)
From city: 1 mile S of WATERMAN, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 60556

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/1978
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT LIRL 18/36 - 122.8.

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at DKB (11 nm N): 119.075 (815-748-2350)
WX ASOS at ARR (13 nm E): PHONE 630-466-5649
WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (16 nm NW): 125.2 (815-562-2955)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DPAr245/20.5DUPAGE VOR/DME114.5502E
JOTr300/23.8JOLIET VOR/DME112.3002E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3200 x 100 ft. / 975 x 30 m
Surface: turf
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WILLIAM J. WADE
8906 WATERMAN RD
WATERMAN, IL 60556
Phone 815-264-3650
Manager: WILLIAM J WADE
8906 WATERMAN RD
WATERMAN, IL 60556
Phone 815-264-3650

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 56LL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (11 nm N)
KARR - Aurora Municipal Airport (13 nm E)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (16 nm NW)
KDPA - DuPage Airport (25 nm E)
C09 - Morris Municipal Airport/James R Washburn Field (25 nm SE)
  
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Photo taken 23-Nov-2006
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Sep-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0111:01
Sunrise06:2911:29
Sunset19:1600:16
Evening civil twilight19:4500:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Sep-2025 09:46:59
Local (UTC-5)  08-Sep-2025 04:46:59
 
METAR
KDKB 
11nm N 		080935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3030 RMK AO2 T00660046
KARR 
13nm E 		080852Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 04/03 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP258 T00440033 50001
KRPJ 
15nm NW 		080935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3030 RMK AO2 T00410027
TAF
KDPA 
25nm NE 		080520Z 0806/0906 00000KT P6SM FEW300 FM081300 20007KT P6SM FEW060 FEW300 FM090100 15005KT P6SM SCT250
KRFD 
30nm NW 		080520Z 0806/0906 00000KT P6SM FEW300 FM081300 19009KT P6SM FEW060 FEW300 FM090100 15005KT P6SM SCT250
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