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3CK Lake in the Hills Airport
Chicago/Lake In The Hills, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 3CK
Lat/Long: 42-12-24.4910N / 088-19-22.9450W
42-12.408183N / 088-19.382417W
42.2068031 / -88.3230403
(estimated)
Elevation: 888 ft. / 270.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (2000)
From city: 38 miles NW of central business district of the associated city
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 60102

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1958
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IKK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-DUSK
Pattern altitude: 1888 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
ACTVT REIL RY 08, PAPI RY 08 & 26 - 122.75.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
CHICAGO APPROACH: 120.55
CHICAGO DEPARTURE: 120.55
WX ASOS at DPA (18 nm S): PHONE 630-584-2728
WX ASOS at PWK (20 nm E): PHONE 847-465-0291
  • WIND SPEED & DIRECTION INFO BROADCAST ON UNICOM IS INACCURATE.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OBKr269/16.5NORTHBROOK VOR/DME113.0002W
DPAr002/19.0DUPAGE VOR/DME108.4002E
ORDr303/22.8CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME113.9002E
BUUr183/29.0BURBUN VOR/DME114.5001W
ENWr218/29.2KENOSHA VOR/DME109.2002W
RFDr091/39.0ROCKFORD VOR/DME110.8001E
JOTr358/39.6JOLIET VORTAC112.3002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DEKALB048/23.720902WDKB -.. -.- -...
LAKE LAWN158/31.940400WLVV .-.. ...- ...-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3058 x 50 ft. / 932 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 42-12.363233N42-12.453117N
Longitude: 088-19.715533W088-19.049300W
Elevation: 885.7 ft.885.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 082 magnetic, 080 true262 magnetic, 260 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 1560 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear30 ft. pole, 430 ft. from runway, 239 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
+11' BLDG 130' 263' L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: VILLAGE OF LAKE IN THE HILLS
600 HARVEST GATE
LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156
Phone 847-960-7400
Manager: DAVE GREGORIA
8407 PYOTT ROAD
LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156
Phone 847-960-7500

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 131
Single engine airplanes: 118
Multi engine airplanes: 8
Jet airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 93/day *
56% transient general aviation
44% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

NUMEROUS DEER INVOF OF RY 08/26. NUMEROUS GEESE INVOF ARPT.
ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 56 FT CANNOT USE PARALLEL TWY.
ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 45.5 FT CANNOT USE PARALLEL TWY EAST OF TWY BRAVO
FOR VFR WX ADVISORY 5 CLICKS CTAF. PHONE 815-444-1729

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download (210KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (209KB)
VOR RWY 26   download (232KB)
VOR-A   download (184KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

10C - Galt Field Airport (12 nm N)
C81 - Campbell Airport (13 nm NE)
KDPA - Dupage Airport (18 nm S)
KPWK - Chicago Executive Airport (20 nm E)
KORD - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (23 nm SE)
 
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From to 3CK

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0710:07
Sunrise05:3910:39
Sunset20:0101:01
Evening civil twilight20:3201:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-May-2008 01:46:56
Local (UTC-5)  09-May-2008 20:46:56
 
METAR
KDPA 
18nm S 
100052Z 09005KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01110022
KPWK 
20nm E 
100121Z 02003KT 10SM CLR 09/00 A2990 RMK AO2
KORD 
22nm SE 
100051Z 02004KT 10SM FEW085 SCT250 11/00 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01110000
KDKB 
23nm SW 
100125Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A2988 RMK AO2
KUGN 
24nm NE 
100052Z 01006KT 10SM BKN085 11/M01 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01061006
KARR 
27nm S 
100052Z 08006KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01110050
KBUU 
29nm N 
100136Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 10/02 A2989 RMK AO2
KENW 
29nm NE 
100053Z 03006KT 10SM CLR 10/00 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01000000
KRFD 
35nm W 
100054Z 02007KT 10SM FEW080 SCT250 13/03 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP125 T01330033
TAF
KDPA 
18nm S 
092331Z 100024 08004KT P6SM -RA BKN035 FM0100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250 FM1300 06006KT P6SM BKN200 FM1600 11012KT P6SM BKN120 BKN200
KORD 
22nm SE 
092331Z 100024 04006KT P6SM BKN150 OVC200 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250 FM1500 05009KT P6SM BKN200 FM1800 09013KT P6SM BKN120 BKN200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Northern Illinois Flight Center 815-455-7707
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Blue Skies Pilot Shop 815-356-8121
800-850-4397
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Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aviation accessories, Pilot supplies, Rental cars, Computerized weather, Internet access, Restrooms
 
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Motive Services Co. 847-428-4242
847-565-6589
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Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications, Aircraft parts

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Lake in the Hills Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Lake in the Hills Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Lake in the Hills Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL - CRYSTAL LAKE 1.4 69-74
COMFORT INN CRYSTAL LAKE 1.9 72-73
COUNTRY INN AND SUITES CRYSTAL LAKE 1.9 94-95

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Lake in the Hills Airport

3 in Crystal Lake
2 in West Dundee
2 in Woodstock
1 in Barrington
6 in Elgin
1 in Palatine
2 in Mundelein
7 in Hoffman Estates
21 in Schaumburg
4 in Vernon Hills
1 in Richmond
1 in Hanover
3 in Buffalo Grove
9 in Arlington Heights
1 in Libertyville
 

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