AirNav: 6IL9 - Geldean Airport

6IL9

Geldean Airport
Walnut, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	6IL9
Lat/Long:	41-30-50.3830N 089-37-51.7880W 41-30.839717N 089-37.863133W 41.5139953,-89.6310522 (estimated)
Elevation:	745 ft. / 227 m (estimated)
From city:	2 miles SW of WALNUT, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	61376

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/2012
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at SQI (14 nm N):

119.175 (815-626-2704)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BDFr355/21.3		BRADFORD VORTAC		114.70		00E
CVAr103/40.0		DAVENPORT VORTAC		113.80		04E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:	1600 x 100 ft. / 488 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
Operational restrictions:	RY 14/32 HAS 600 FT SAFETY AREA ON SE END.
	RUNWAY 14	RUNWAY 32
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	no	600 ft.
Obstructions:	28 ft. trees, 775 ft. from runway 40 FT TREES 400 FT NORTH OF LNDG AREA; 25 FT BLDG 100 FT EAST OF LNDG AREA; 33 FT PLINE 265 FT SOUTH OF LNDG AREA; 30 FT BLDG 175 FT EAST OF LNDG AREA; 19 FT ROAD 225 FT SOUTH OF LNDG AREA.	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	KURT GELDEAN 25069 1200 EAST ST WALNUT, IL 61376 Phone 815-716-0694
Manager:	KURT GELDEAN 25069 1200 EAST ST WALNUT, IL 61376 Phone 815-716-0707

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6IL9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSQI - Whiteside County Airport/Jos H Bittorf Field (14 nm N)
C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (21 nm NE)
KVYS - Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field (24 nm SE)
KEZI - Kewanee Municipal Airport (24 nm SW)
C75 - Marshall County Airport (32 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:14	10:14
Sunrise	05:47	10:47
Sunset	20:23	01:23
Evening civil twilight	20:55	01:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Jul-2025 03:08:43
Local (UTC-5)	24-Jul-2025 22:08:43

METAR

KVYS
24nm SE

250255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT028 SCT060 OVC100 26/25 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW T02560254

TAF

KMLI 40nm W	242327Z 2423/2524 27008KT P6SM BKN150 TEMPO 2500/2501 4SM -SHRA BKN040 FM250900 VRB05KT 5SM BR SCT005 BKN060 FM251200 VRB05KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 2516/2522 4SM -TSRA OVC025CB
KRFD 48nm NE	242020Z 2420/2518 25009KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN100 FM250000 29008KT P6SM SCT035 BKN080 FM251000 01007KT 6SM BR BKN015 FM251600 08008KT P6SM BKN035

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