AirNav: 8N2 - Skydive Chicago Airport

8N2

Skydive Chicago Airport
Ottawa, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8N2
Lat/Long:	41-23-59.2000N 088-47-38.1000W 41-23.986667N 088-47.635000W 41.3997778,-88.7939167 (estimated)
Elevation:	616 ft. / 188 m (estimated)
Variation:	01W (1995)
From city:	4 miles NE of OTTAWA, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	61350

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	06/1998
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	IKK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0800-DUSK
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RY 03/21 - 122.725
Landing fee:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.725
WX AWOS-3 at VYS (16 nm W):	120.025 (815-223-8442)
WX AWOS-3 at C09 (17 nm E):	118.175 (815-941-1815)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
JOTr246/23.1	JOLIET VOR/DME	112.30	02E
DPAr212/35.5	DUPAGE VOR/DME	108.40	02E
BDFr068/38.6	BRADFORD VORTAC	114.70	00E

Airport Services

Parking:

hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:

4522 x 50 ft. / 1378 x 15 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

low intensity

RUNWAY 3

RUNWAY 21

Latitude:

41-23.674197N

41-24.300053N

Longitude:

088-47.902833W

088-47.366890W

Elevation:

615.5 ft.

611.3 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

034 magnetic, 033 true

214 magnetic, 213 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	OTTAWA AIRPORT INC 3215 E. 1969TH RD OTTAWA, IL 61350 Phone 815-433-0000
Manager:	DAN BALTAZAR 3215 E. 1969TH RD OTTAWA, IL 61350 Phone 815-433-0000 EMAIL ADDRESS: ROOK@SKYDIVECHICAGO.COM (ALL LOWER CASE)

Additional Remarks

A58-21	7 FT SHRUB 67 FT FM RWY END.
A58-03	7 FT CROPS 68 FT FROM RY END
-	268 FT CELLULAR TOWER 1/2 MI WSW OF RY 03.
-	FOR NOISE ABATEMENT FLY WIDE PATTERN RY 03.
-	EXTENSIVE PARACHUTE ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8N2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVYS - Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field (16 nm W)
C09 - Morris Municipal Airport/James R Washburn Field (17 nm E)
KARR - Aurora Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
KPNT - Pontiac Municipal Airport (30 nm S)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (32 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-May-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:22	10:22
Sunrise	05:52	10:52
Sunset	19:52	00:52
Evening civil twilight	20:23	01:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-May-2025 22:15:27
Local (UTC-5)	02-May-2025 17:15:27

METAR

KVYS 16nm W	022135Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM SCT043 SCT050 SCT055 19/08 A2985 RMK AO2 T01920084
KC09 17nm E	022155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN044 OVC050 18/10 A2984 RMK AO2 T01810097
KARR 26nm NE	022152Z 04008KT 6SM HZ SCT044 BKN060 16/09 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP110 T01560089
KJOT 29nm E	022155Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM SCT038 17/10 A2986 RMK AO2 T01730099
KPNT 30nm S	022135Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR 19/07 A2986 RMK AO2 T01890066
KRPJ 31nm NW	022135Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM SCT028 SCT043 BKN070 17/09 A2986 RMK AO2 T01660089
KDKB 32nm N	022155Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM SCT022 SCT026 15/10 A2987 RMK AO2 T01530104

TAF

KDPA
39nm NE

021946Z 0220/0318 06007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN045 FM030800 02011KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 0308/0313 4SM -RA BR BKN010

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