AirNav: 55LL - Sky Soaring Airport

55LL

Sky Soaring Airport
Union, Illinois, USA

GOING TO UNION?

Reserve a Hotel Room

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	55LL
Lat/Long:	42-09-14.3913N 088-30-42.3746W 42-09.239855N 088-30.706243W 42.1539976,-88.5117707 (estimated)
Elevation:	891 ft. / 272 m (estimated)
Variation:	00W (1985)
From city:	5 miles SE of UNION, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	60142

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1978
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at DKB (16 nm SW):	119.075 (815-748-2350)
WX ASOS at DPA (19 nm SE):	PHONE 630-587-3668

123.3

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
DPAr334/17.4	DUPAGE VOR/DME	114.55	02E
OBKr263/25.2	NORTHBROOK VOR/DME	113.00	02W
JVLr130/35.8	JANESVILLE VOR/DME	114.30	03E
JOTr345/37.5	JOLIET VOR/DME	112.30	02E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	3000 x 100 ft. / 914 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	42-09.239470N	42-09.240240N
Longitude:	088-31.038145W	088-30.374340W
Elevation:	882.1 ft.	890.5 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Obstructions:	20 ft. trees, 40 ft. from runway	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SKY SOARING LLC 12020 US 20 HAMPSHIRE, IL 60140 Phone (847) 683-7627
Manager:	SKY SOARING BOARD OF DIRECTORS 12020 US RT 20 HAMPSHIRE, IL 60140 Phone 847-683-7627 INFO@SKYSOARING.COM

Additional Remarks

-	GLIDER PORT - GLIDER ACTIVITY ON ARPT.
-	ALL TFC PATTERNS - DOWNWIND ON S SIDE OF ARPT FOR NOISE ABATEMENT.
-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 55LL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3CK - Lake in the Hills Airport (9 nm E)
KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
10C - Galt Field Airport (16 nm N)
C77 - Poplar Grove Airport (18 nm NW)
KDPA - DuPage Airport (19 nm SE)

Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes

Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google

Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Taken in August 2019 Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Sky Soaring Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

Sectional chart

Airport distance calculator
Flying to Sky Soaring Airport? Find the distance to fly. From to 55LL

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:37	10:37
Sunrise	06:07	11:07
Sunset	19:48	00:48
Evening civil twilight	20:18	01:18

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Aug-2026 13:25:04
Local (UTC-5)	19-Aug-2026 08:25:04

METAR

KDKB 16nm SW	191255Z AUTO 03003KT 7SM CLR 19/19 A2997 RMK AO2 T01850185
KDPA 18nm SE	191252Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A2995 RMK AO2 RAE1153 SLP136 P0000 T01940178
K06C 21nm SE	191255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/19 A2996 RMK AO2 T01910189
KARR 23nm S	191252Z 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 19/18 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01890183
KRFD 26nm W	191254Z 02005KT 10SM FEW070 BKN250 18/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01830172 $
KPWK 27nm E	191252Z 01004KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01890178
KORD 28nm E	191251Z 03007KT 10SM FEW085 FEW150 BKN250 21/17 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02060172
KRPJ 30nm SW	191255Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR SCT002 19/18 A2996 RMK AO2 T01880178

TAF

KDPA
18nm SE

191120Z 1912/2012 34003KT 6SM BR SCT020 SCT250 TEMPO 1912/1913 3SM BR MIFG FM191400 01005KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250 TEMPO 1914/1917 BKN020 FM191900 06011KT P6SM SCT040 SCT200 FM200200 00000KT P6SM FEW250

NOTAMs

Click for the latest NOTAMs

NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?
	If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Sky Soaring Airport, you should consider listing it here. To start the listing process, click on the button below

Other Pages about Sky Soaring Airport


Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved.	Privacy Policy Contact