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56LL Wade Airport
Waterman, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 56LL
Lat/Long: 41-45-18.1060N 088-46-16.2960W
41-45.301767N 088-46.271600W
41.7550294,-88.7711933
(estimated)
Elevation: 810 ft. / 247 m (estimated)
Variation: 00W (1985)
From city: 1 mile S of WATERMAN, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 60556

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/1978
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT LIRL 18/36 - 122.8.

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at DKB (11 nm N): 119.075 (815-748-2350)
WX ASOS at ARR (13 nm E): PHONE 630-466-5649
WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (16 nm NW): 125.2 (815-562-2955)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DPAr245/20.5DUPAGE VOR/DME114.5502E
JOTr300/23.8JOLIET VOR/DME112.3002E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3200 x 100 ft. / 975 x 30 m
Surface: turf
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WILLIAM J. WADE
8906 WATERMAN RD
WATERMAN, IL 60556
Phone 815-264-3650
Manager: WILLIAM J WADE
8906 WATERMAN RD
WATERMAN, IL 60556
Phone 815-264-3650

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 56LL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (11 nm N)
KARR - Aurora Municipal Airport (13 nm E)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (16 nm NW)
KDPA - DuPage Airport (25 nm E)
C09 - Morris Municipal Airport/James R Washburn Field (25 nm SE)
  
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Photo taken 23-Nov-2006
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3511:35
Sunrise07:0312:03
Sunset19:0400:04
Evening civil twilight19:3100:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Mar-2026 16:44:58
Local (UTC-5)  18-Mar-2026 11:44:58
 
METAR
KDKB 
11nm N 		181635Z AUTO 19014KT 10SM CLR 00/M04 A3000 RMK AO2 T10051037
KARR 
13nm E 		181552Z 17011KT 8SM OVC055 00/M04 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP171 T00001044
KRPJ 
15nm NW 		181635Z AUTO 19011KT 10SM OVC039 01/M04 A2999 RMK AO2 T00071040 TSNO
TAF
KDPA 
25nm NE 		181456Z 1815/1912 18013G20KT P6SM BKN035 OVC060 FM181900 23010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN060 FM190000 VRB04KT P6SM FEW025 BKN100 PROB30 1908/1912 3SM -SHRA BR BKN012
KRFD 
30nm NW 		181457Z 1815/1912 19011KT P6SM FEW016 OVC050 FM182300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW025 BKN100 PROB30 1907/1912 3SM -SHRA BR BKN012
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