FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IS79 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-14-12.0830N / 088-21-08.3090W
42-14.201383N / 088-21.138483W
42.2366897 / -88.3523081
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 890 ft. / 271 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of CRYSTAL LAKE, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 60014 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 10/1981 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OBKr275/17.8 | | NORTHBROOK VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 02W |
| DPAr358/20.8 | | DUPAGE VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| ORDr305/24.9 | | CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME | | 113.90 | | 02E |
| BUUr186/27.2 | | BURBUN VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 01W |
| ENWr223/28.6 | | KENOSHA VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 02W |
| RFDr088/37.6 | | ROCKFORD VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 01E |
| JVLr117/38.5 | | JANESVILLE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 03E |
| HRKr219/39.5 | | HORLICK VOR/DME | | 117.70 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DEKALB | | 043/24.1 | | 209 | | 02W | | DKB | -.. -.- -... |
| LAKE LAWN | | 159/29.7 | | 404 | | 00W | | LVV | .-.. ...- ...- |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 7250 x 2500 ft. / 2210 x 762 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | ALBERT HELFERT
127 CRANDALL AVE
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014
Phone 815-459-4181 |
| Manager: | RICHARD H. JACKSON
127 CRANDALL AVE
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014
Phone 815-477-7424 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at IS79.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3CK - Lake in the Hills Airport (2 nm SE)
10C - Galt Field Airport (10 nm N)
C81 - Campbell Airport (13 nm NE)
KDPA - Dupage Airport (20 nm S)
KPWK - Chicago Executive Airport (21 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 12:31 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 13:03 |
| Sunset | | 16:22 | | 22:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:53 | | 22:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 17:45:48 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 30-Nov-2009 11:45:48 |
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| METAR |
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KDPA
20nm S | 301652Z 28006G14KT 10SM OVC039 04/M05 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP170 T00391050
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KPWK
21nm E | 301652Z 28012G17KT 10SM OVC040 03/M06 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP176 T00331056
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KDKB
24nm SW | 301724Z AUTO 25012KT 10SM OVC038 04/M03 A3000 RMK AO2 T00351032
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KORD
24nm SE | 301651Z 27012KT 10SM BKN039 03/M05 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP171 T00331050
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KUGN
24nm NE | 301652Z 23006KT 10SM OVC043 03/M05 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP165 T00331050
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KBUU
27nm N | 301734Z AUTO 24010KT 10SM SCT046 02/M02 A2997 RMK AO2 T00211023
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KENW
29nm NE | 301653Z 22006KT 10SM OVC044 03/M04 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP161 T00281044
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KARR
29nm S | 301652Z 29008KT 10SM OVC040 03/M04 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP176 T00331044
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KRFD
33nm W | 301654Z 26012KT 10SM FEW030 BKN040 04/M03 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP178 T00391028
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KJVL
37nm NW | 301645Z 27011KT 10SM SCT029 BKN036 04/M02 A2999
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KDPA
20nm S | 301132Z 3012/0112 30005KT P6SM SKC FM301400 28009KT P6SM OVC040 FM302100 24012G18KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100 FM010400 22007KT P6SM SCT250
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KORD
24nm SE | 301132Z 3012/0118 31006KT P6SM SCT040 FM301500 28010KT P6SM OVC040 FM302200 24012G18KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100 FM010400 21007KT P6SM SCT250
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