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55LL

Sky Soaring Airport
Union, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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	108.40	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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		23
Single engine airplanes:		3
Gliders airplanes:		20

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 25-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:28	10:28
Sunrise	05:58	10:58
Sunset	19:46	00:46
Evening civil twilight	20:16	01:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 17:37:15
Local (UTC-5)	25-Apr-2024 12:37:15

METAR

KDKB 16nm SW	251715Z AUTO 11009KT 10SM CLR 11/M04 A3033 RMK AO2 T01131041
KDPA 18nm SE	251652Z 13009G14KT 090V160 10SM CLR 12/01 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP269 T01220006 $
K06C 21nm SE	251715Z AUTO 11007KT 10SM CLR 12/00 A3033 RMK AO2 T01181005
KARR 23nm S	251652Z 15008KT 090V200 8SM CLR 12/01 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP273 T01220011
KRFD 26nm W	251654Z 12009KT 10SM FEW250 13/M02 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP277 T01281022
KPWK 27nm E	251652Z 13008KT 10SM CLR 11/01 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP278 T01110006 $
KORD 28nm E	251651Z 09007KT 10SM FEW050 FEW250 13/M01 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP268 T01281006 $
KRPJ 30nm SW	251715Z AUTO 11010G15KT 10SM CLR 13/M02 A3032 RMK AO2 T01251024

TAF

KDPA
18nm SE

251120Z 2512/2612 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM251400 14007KT P6SM SCT250 FM252200 09009KT P6SM SCT250

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