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55LL

Sky Soaring Airport
Union, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 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

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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)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:00	12:00
Sunrise	07:29	12:29
Sunset	17:46	22:46
Evening civil twilight	18:15	23:15

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Nov-2026 08:50:50
Local (UTC-5)	02-Nov-2026 03:50:50

METAR

KDKB 16nm SW	020835Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM SCT024 OVC031 13/13 A3018 RMK AO2 T01300125
KDPA 18nm SE	020752Z 17005KT 10SM BKN050 13/11 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01280111
K06C 21nm SE	020835Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM SCT033 BKN039 OVC050 14/12 A3018 RMK AO2 T01360115
KARR 23nm S	020814Z AUTO 15005KT 7SM BKN025 OVC032 13/12 A3018 RMK AO2 T01330122
KRFD 26nm W	020754Z 12003KT 10SM BKN050 OVC250 13/11 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01330111 $
KPWK 27nm E	020752Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM OVC095 13/11 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01280106 $
KORD 28nm E	020837Z 17006KT 10SM BKN029 OVC050 14/11 A3018 RMK AO2 T01390111 $
KRPJ 30nm SW	020835Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM OVC029 14/13 A3017 RMK AO2 T01370128

TAF

KDPA
18nm SE

020523Z 0206/0306 16007KT P6SM OVC050 FM020900 16008KT P6SM BKN015 OVC025 FM021300 17011KT P6SM OVC012 PROB30 0214/0219 6SM -DZ BR OVC008 FM021900 17012G20KT P6SM OVC012

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