FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: | RICHARD H. JACKSON 127 CRANDALL AVE CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 Phone 815-477-7433 MR ALBERT HELFERT IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. |
| Manager: | RICHARD H. JACKSON 127 CRANDALL AVE CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 Phone 815-477-7433 |
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 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:50 | | 09:50 |
| Sunrise | | 05:24 | | 10:24 |
| Sunset | | 20:32 | | 01:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:06 | | 02:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 22:44:35 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 17:44:35 |
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| METAR |
KDPA 20nm S | 052152Z AUTO 25012KT 10SM FEW050 SCT060 BKN075 27/16 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02720156
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KPWK 21nm E | 052152Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM SCT065 27/16 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02670156
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KDKB 24nm SW | 052225Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM BKN085 BKN110 22/19 A2990 RMK AO2 T02210185
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KORD 24nm SE | 052151Z 35004KT 10SM SCT060CB BKN080 BKN100 BKN200 26/17 A2989 RMK AO2 RAB12E50 SLP117 CB OHD AND SE MOV SE P0004 T02610167
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KUGN 24nm NE | 052152Z 11006KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP114 T02390133
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KBUU 27nm N | 052235Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 29/07 A2989 RMK AO2 T02900072
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KENW 29nm NE | 052153Z 13005KT 10SM SCT055 26/15 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T02560150
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KARR 29nm S | 052152Z AUTO 28008KT 9SM FEW049 BKN100 26/17 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 P0001 T02560167
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KRFD 33nm W | 052154Z 30007KT 10SM SCT050 BKN250 27/14 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02670144
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KJVL 37nm NW | 052145Z 32008KT 10SM SCT070 26/12 A2990
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KDPA 20nm S | 051929Z 0519/0618 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 FM052200 30004KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 FM060100 02003KT P6SM SCT045 FM060300 00000KT P6SM SKC FM060800 00000KT P6SM MIFG SKC FM061200 29007KT P6SM SKC
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KORD 24nm SE | 051720Z 0518/0624 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 FM052200 33004KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 FM060100 03004KT P6SM SCT045 FM060300 34003KT P6SM SKC FM060800 00000KT P6SM MIFG SKC FM061200 29005KT P6SM SKC FM061800 29008KT P6SM SCT060 FM062100 28009KT P6SM SCT060CB
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