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LL51

Ruffatto Field Airport
Plainfield, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	LL51
Lat/Long:	41-36-15.1070N 088-16-25.2400W 41-36.251783N 088-16.420667W 41.6041964,-88.2736778 (estimated)
Elevation:	663 ft. / 202 m (estimated)
Variation:	01W (1985)
From city:	3 miles W of PLAINFIELD, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	60544

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/1972
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	FOR MIRL RY N/S CALL 815-436-3835.

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at JOT (7 nm SE):	119.975 (815-730-9560)
WX AWOS-3PT at LOT (8 nm E):	126.675 (815-588-4802)
WX AWOS-3 at C09 (13 nm SW):	118.175 (815-941-1815)
WX ASOS at ARR (14 nm NW):	PHONE 630-466-5649
WX ASOS at DPA (18 nm N):	PHONE 630-587-3668

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
JOTr028/4.0	JOLIET VOR/DME	112.30	02E
DPAr167/17.5	DUPAGE VOR/DME	114.55	02E
EONr311/29.6	PEOTONE VORTAC	113.20	02E
CGTr278/32.0	CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC	114.20	02E
OBKr203/39.7	NORTHBROOK VOR/DME	113.00	02W

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	2000 x 100 ft. / 610 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern:	left	right

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MIKE RUFFATTO 782 IL ROUTE 126 PLAINFIELD, IL 60544 Phone 815-405-9954
Manager:	MIKE RUFFATTO 782 IL ROUTE 126 PLAINFIELD, IL 60544 Phone 815-405-9954

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LL51.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLOT - Lewis University Airport (8 nm E)
1C5 - Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (8 nm NE)
C09 - Morris Municipal Airport/James R Washburn Field (13 nm SW)
KARR - Aurora Municipal Airport (14 nm NW)
KDPA - DuPage Airport (18 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-May-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:55	09:55
Sunrise	05:28	10:28
Sunset	20:12	01:12
Evening civil twilight	20:44	01:44

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-May-2026 20:58:19
Local (UTC-5)	23-May-2026 15:58:19

METAR

KJOT 7nm SE	232035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT036 26/16 A2996 RMK AO2 T02550160
KLOT 8nm E	232046Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/17 A2996
KC09 12nm SW	232042Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 26/14 A2994 RMK AO2
KARR 14nm NW	232052Z 14005KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02670156 58011
KDPA 19nm N	232052Z 16004KT 10SM FEW065 24/16 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02440156 58009

TAF

KDPA
19nm N

231740Z 2318/2418 VRB04KT P6SM SCT030 FM232300 09009KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM240400 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 OVC200 PROB30 2405/2411 5SM -SHRA BR BKN030 FM241200 33007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200

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