FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IL78 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-07-52.1170N / 087-47-32.1430W 41-07.868617N / 087-47.535717W 41.1311436 / -87.7922619 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 660 ft. / 201 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of KANKAKEE, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 60901 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use, PERSONAL USE. |
| Activation date: | 11/1990 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at IKK (4 nm SW): | 111.6 (815-939-4044) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| IKKr037/4.3 | | KANKAKEE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 00E |
| EONr178/8.3 | | PEOTONE VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 02E |
| CGTr202/24.8 | | CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 02E |
| JOTr134/34.4 | | JOLIET VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| RBSr025/37.0 | | ROBERTS VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| RENSSELAER | | 294/29.7 | | 362 | | 02W | | RZL | .-. --.. .-.. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 105 ft. / 610 x 32 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | STEVE BENOIT 4250 E EXLINE CLUB ROAD KANKAKEE, IL 60901 Phone 815-932-2341 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at IL78.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIKK - Greater Kankakee Airport (4 nm SW)
C97 - Lowell Airport (14 nm NE)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
50I - Kentland Municipal Airport (28 nm SE)
KJOT - Joliet Regional Airport (29 nm NW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Jan-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 13:18 |
| Sunset | | 16:38 | | 22:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:08 | | 23:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Jan-2009 21:10:28 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Jan-2009 15:10:28 |
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| METAR |
KIKK 5nm SW | 072043Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR OVC017 M06/M08 A2938 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KGYY 34nm NE | 072028Z 0720/0818 28014KT 4SM -SN BR OVC015 FM072100 28014G24KT 3SM -SN BR OVC015 TEMPO 0721/0724 1SM -SN BR OVC009 FM080400 29014G24KT P6SM OVC012 FM080900 29012G20KT P6SM OVC017 FM081400 29010KT P6SM OVC025
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KMDW 39nm N | 072027Z 0720/0818 28013G20KT 3SM -SN BR OVC015 TEMPO 0721/0724 1SM -SN BR OVC009 FM080300 29014G24KT P6SM OVC012 FM080900 29012G20KT P6SM OVC017 FM081400 29010KT P6SM OVC025
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