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55LL

Sky Soaring Airport
Union, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	55LL
Lat/Long:	42-09-15.0860N 088-30-41.3150W 42-09.251433N 088-30.688583W 42.1541906,-88.5114764 (estimated)
Elevation:	884 ft. / 269.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	00W (1985)
From city:	5 miles SE of UNION, IL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Displaced threshold:	600 ft.	no
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 847-426-1860 LARRY KASE PHONE

Additional Remarks

-	GLIDER ACTIVITY ON ARPT.
-	ALL TFC PATTERNS ON S SIDE OF ARPT ARE 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 20-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:16	12:16
Sunrise	06:44	12:44
Sunset	17:32	23:32
Evening civil twilight	18:00	00:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Feb-2026 07:30:05
Local (UTC-6)	20-Feb-2026 01:30:05

METAR

KDPA 18nm SE	200652Z 13006KT 4SM BR OVC004 06/06 A2931 RMK AO2 SLP926 T00560056
K06C 21nm SE	200715Z AUTO 13005KT 2SM OVC002 05/05 A2930 RMK AO2 T00510047
KARR 23nm S	200705Z AUTO 17008G19KT 2SM BR BKN004 06/06 A2931 RMK AO2 CIG 003V008 T00610061
KRFD 26nm W	200722Z 09004KT 8SM BKN009 OVC017 04/03 A2929 RMK AO2 T00390028 $
KPWK 27nm E	200716Z AUTO VRB03KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC002 05/05 A2932 RMK AO2 T00500050 $
KORD 28nm E	200651Z 11005KT 4SM BR OVC003 05/04 A2931 RMK AO2 SLP925 T00500039 $
KRPJ 30nm SW	200715Z AUTO 18008KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC002 05/04 A2929 RMK AO2 T00460038 TSNO

TAF

KDPA
18nm SE

200520Z 2006/2106 15011KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT007 BKN012 TEMPO 2006/2009 1SM BR BKN007 FM200900 24018G28KT P6SM SCT008 OVC012 FM201300 27023G37KT P6SM -SN OVC015 PROB30 2013/2018 3SM -SN FM201900 27020G32KT P6SM BKN020 FM210000 28014G23KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035

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