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6IL9 Geldean Airport
Walnut, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 6IL9
Lat/Long: 41-30-50.3830N 089-37-51.7880W
41-30.839717N 089-37.863133W
41.5139953,-89.6310522
(estimated)
Elevation: 745 ft. / 227 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles SW of WALNUT, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 61376

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/2012
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at SQI (14 nm N): 119.175 (815-626-2704)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CVAr103/40.0DAVENPORT VORTAC113.8004E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 1600 x 100 ft. / 488 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Operational restrictions: RY 14/32 HAS 600 FT SAFETY AREA ON SE END.
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no600 ft.
Obstructions: 28 ft. trees, 775 ft. from runway
40 FT TREES 400 FT NORTH OF LNDG AREA; 25 FT BLDG 100 FT EAST OF LNDG AREA; 33 FT PLINE 265 FT SOUTH OF LNDG AREA; 30 FT BLDG 175 FT EAST OF LNDG AREA; 19 FT ROAD 225 FT SOUTH OF LNDG AREA.		none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: KURT GELDEAN
25069 1200 EAST ST
WALNUT, IL 61376
Phone 815-716-0694
Manager: KURT GELDEAN
25069 1200 EAST ST
WALNUT, IL 61376
Phone 815-716-0707

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6IL9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSQI - Whiteside County Airport/Jos H Bittorf Field (14 nm N)
C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (21 nm NE)
KVYS - Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field (24 nm SE)
KEZI - Kewanee Municipal Airport (24 nm SW)
C75 - Marshall County Airport (32 nm S)
  
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Aerial photo of 6IL9 (Geldean Airport)
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From to 6IL9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0912:09
Sunrise06:3712:37
Sunset17:4523:45
Evening civil twilight18:1300:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Feb-2026 01:04:29
Local (UTC-6)  27-Feb-2026 19:04:29
 
METAR
KSQI 
14nm N 		280056Z AUTO 27013KT 10SM CLR 11/01 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP093 T01060011 $
KVYS 
24nm SE 		280055Z AUTO 28010G15KT 10SM CLR 15/M04 A2979 RMK AO2 T01451043
TAF
KMLI 
40nm W 		271720Z 2718/2818 22012G22KT P6SM SKC FM272000 26015G25KT P6SM SKC FM280000 29009KT P6SM SKC FM280500 33009KT P6SM FEW150
KRFD 
48nm NE 		272046Z 2721/2818 21014G24KT P6SM SCT150 TEMPO 2721/2723 24019G30KT FM272300 29013G22KT P6SM FEW040 SCT150 FM280600 32010KT P6SM SCT150 FM281400 04009KT P6SM SCT025 BKN060 PROB30 2816/2818 6SM -SHSN BKN020
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