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IL78 Benoit Airport
Kankakee, Illinois, USA

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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
IKKr037/4.3KANKAKEE VOR/DME111.6000E
EONr178/8.3PEOTONE VORTAC113.2002E
CGTr202/24.8CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC114.2002E
JOTr134/34.4JOLIET VORTAC112.3002E
RBSr025/37.0ROBERTS VOR/DME116.8002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RENSSELAER294/29.736202WRZL .-. --.. .-..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2000 x 105 ft. / 610 x 32 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft

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
    

Additional Remarks

TOWERS 1.5 MI NE.

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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From to IL78

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Jan-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4712:47
Sunrise07:1813:18
Sunset16:3822:38
Evening civil twilight17:0823:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Jan-2009 21:10:28
Local (UTC-6)  07-Jan-2009 15:10:28
 
METAR
KIKK 
5nm SW 
072043Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR OVC017 M06/M08 A2938 RMK AO2
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
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

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Benoit Airport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 3.1 44-49
QUALITY INN & SUITES 3.4 80-130
LEES INN AND SUITES KANKAKEE 3.6 71-72
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT KANKAKEE BOURBONNAIS 3.6 80-81
SUPER 8 BOURBONNAIS KANKAKEE 3.8 63-71
HOLIDAY INN EXPSTE BOURBONNAIS 4.2 
HILTON GARDEN INN KANKAKEE 4.3 94-110

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Benoit Airport

1 in Bradley
4 in Bourbonnais
2 in Manteno
 

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