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6IL9 Geldean Airport
Walnut, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
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Aerial photo of 6IL9 (Geldean Airport)
Photo taken 31-May-2014
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From to 6IL9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Oct-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3111:31
Sunrise06:5811:58
Sunset18:3723:37
Evening civil twilight19:0400:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Oct-2025 06:29:45
Local (UTC-5)  03-Oct-2025 01:29:45
 
METAR
KSQI 
14nm N 		030556Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01720128 10272 20172 403110117 50002
KVYS 
24nm SE 		030615Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3020 RMK AO2 T01780126 TSNO
TAF
KMLI 
40nm W 		030520Z 0306/0406 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM031600 22008KT P6SM SCT050
KRFD 
48nm NE 		030520Z 0306/0406 VRB05KT P6SM FEW070 FM031400 21008KT P6SM SCT060
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