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87IL

Bushby Airport
Minooka, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	87IL
Lat/Long:	41-31-00.1090N 088-16-00.2330W 41-31.001817N 088-16.003883W 41.5166969,-88.2667314 (estimated)
Elevation:	580 ft. / 177 m (estimated)
Variation:	00W (1985)
From city:	3 miles N of MINOOKA, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	60447

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1954
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG PPL
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at JOT (4 nm E):	119.975 (815-730-9560)
WX AWOS-3 at C09 (9 nm SW):	118.175 (815-941-1815)
WX AWOS-3PT at LOT (9 nm NE):	126.675 (815-588-4802)
WX ASOS at ARR (18 nm NW):	PHONE 630-466-5649

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
JOTr126/2.9	JOLIET VOR/DME	112.30	02E
DPAr169/22.7	DUPAGE VOR/DME	114.55	02E
EONr303/26.0	PEOTONE VORTAC	113.20	02E
CGTr269/31.2	CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC	114.20	02E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	1800 x 100 ft. / 549 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	none	trees, 400 ft. from runway ALSO BLDG.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	HARVEY BUSHBY 674 US 52 MINOOKA, IL 60447-5163 Phone (815) 735-4678
Manager:	HARVEY BUSHBY 674 US 52 MINOOKA, IL 60447-5163 Phone (815) 735-4678

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 87IL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C09 - Morris Municipal Airport/James R Washburn Field (9 nm SW)
KLOT - Lewis University Airport (9 nm NE)
1C5 - Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (12 nm NE)
KARR - Aurora Municipal Airport (18 nm NW)
KDPA - DuPage Airport (23 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:46	09:46
Sunrise	05:20	10:20
Sunset	20:24	01:24
Evening civil twilight	20:58	01:58

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Jun-2026 00:53:17
Local (UTC-5)	08-Jun-2026 19:53:17

METAR

KJOT 4nm E	090035Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM BKN090 24/22 A2994 RMK AO2 T02420215
KC09 8nm SW	090006Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM SCT070 BKN085 24/21 A2991 RMK AO2
KLOT 10nm NE	082350Z 16010KT 10SM SCT020 SCT080 25/22 A2993
KARR 18nm NW	082352Z 15007KT 10SM SCT060 BKN080 24/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP126 60012 T02390206 10272 20228 58003 $

TAF

KDPA 24nm N	082100Z 0821/0918 16012G20KT 6SM -RA SCT015 BKN035 TEMPO 0821/0822 VRB15G25KT 3/4SM +TSRA BR BKN015 OVC035CB FM082200 16012G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN035 PROB30 0822/0901 2SM TSRA BR BKN015 OVC035CB FM090100 17008KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN020 FM090600 19006KT 4SM -SHRADZ BR SCT004 OVC007 FM091400 25008KT P6SM BKN015
KMDW 28nm NE	082100Z 0821/0924 16012G20KT 6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN035 TEMPO 0821/0822 VRB15G25KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN015 OVC035CB FM082200 16012G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN035 PROB30 0822/0901 2SM TSRA BR BKN015 OVC035CB FM090100 17008KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN020 FM090600 19006KT 4SM -SHRADZ BR SCT004 OVC007 FM091400 25008KT P6SM BKN015 FM091700 25011G19KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050

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