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LL55

Gentry Airport
Polo, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	LL55
Lat/Long:	41-59-27.1080N 089-33-35.4000W 41-59.451800N 089-33.590000W 41.9908633,-89.5598333 (estimated)
Elevation:	865 ft. / 264 m (estimated)
Variation:	01E (1985)
From city:	1 mile E of POLO, IL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	61064

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1972
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-AV at C73 (11 nm SE):	118.575 (815-288-2039)
WX AWOS-3 at FEP (15 nm N):	120.525 (815-233-4472)
WX AWOS-3PT at SQI (16 nm S):	119.175 (815-626-2704)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
JVLr208/39.6		JANESVILLE VOR/DME		114.30		03E

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	2000 x 100 ft. / 610 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SHIRLY GENTRY TRUST 11380 W. PINES ROAD POLO, IL 61064 Phone 815-946-3142
Manager:	LOWELL GENTRY 406 W MICHIGAN AVE URBANA, IL 61801 Phone 217-637-9010

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LL55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (11 nm SE)
KFEP - Albertus Airport (15 nm N)
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport/Jos H Bittorf Field (16 nm S)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (22 nm E)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (24 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:48	12:48
Sunrise	07:19	13:19
Sunset	17:03	23:03
Evening civil twilight	17:33	23:33

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Jan-2026 07:13:02
Local (UTC-6)	25-Jan-2026 01:13:02

METAR

KSQI 15nm S	250656Z AUTO 02007KT 3SM -SN SCT010 M16/M19 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP297 P0000 T11611194 FZRANO $
KFEP 16nm N	250655Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR M18/M24 A3037 RMK AO2 T11761236
KRFD 24nm NE	250654Z 01006KT 10SM OVC120 M17/M24 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP303 T11721244 $
KSFY 25nm W	250655Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM CLR M17/M24 A3038 RMK AO2 T11721240

TAF

KRFD
24nm NE

250520Z 2506/2606 35006KT P6SM SCT040 OVC100 TEMPO 2506/2510 6SM -SN OVC040 FM251200 36011KT P6SM SCT030 OVC045 TEMPO 2516/2520 P6SM -SHSN OVC030 FM252000 34012G19KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050

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