FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | DKB |
Lat/Long: | 41-56-01.8033N 088-42-20.4710W 41-56.030055N 088-42.341183W 41.9338342,-88.7056864 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 912.6 ft. / 278.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 02W (2005) |
From city: | 2 miles E of DE KALB, IL |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 60115 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | DKB (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | NOV-FEB 0800-1600, MAR-OCT 0800-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | MIRL RWY 02/20 PRESET LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RWY 09/27, PAPI RWYS 09 & 27, REIL RWYS 09, 27, & 20, AND MALSR RWY 02 - CTAF. PAPI RWYS 02 & 20 OPERATE 24 HRS. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX AWOS-3: | 119.075 (815-748-2350) |
CHICAGO APPROACH: | 133.5 |
CHICAGO DEPARTURE: | 133.5 |
WX ASOS at ARR (14 nm SE): | PHONE 630-466-5649 |
WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (17 nm W): | 125.2 (815-562-2955) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
DPAr277/16.1 | | DUPAGE VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 02E |
JOTr321/29.0 | | JOLIET VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 02E |
OBKr245/37.8 | | NORTHBROOK VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 02W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:100LL 24 HR SELF SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
Dimensions: | 7026 x 100 ft. / 2142 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 25.0 | Double wheel: | 80.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
Latitude: | 41-55.657932N | | 41-56.748457N |
Longitude: | 088-42.407085W | | 088-41.889903W |
Elevation: | 912.6 ft. | | 903.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 021 magnetic, 019 true | | 201 magnetic, 199 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Obstructions: | 21 ft. rr, 1237 ft. from runway, 650 ft. right of centerline | | none |
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 4201 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 25.0 | Double wheel: | 80.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 41-55.739763N | | 41-55.741208N |
Longitude: | 088-43.126602W | | 088-42.200298W |
Elevation: | 911.4 ft. | | 911.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 090 true | | 272 magnetic, 270 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 40 ft. tree, 1464 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF DEKALB 164 EAST LINCOLN HWY DEKALB, IL 60115 Phone 815-748-2000 |
Manager: | BENJAMIN TROMPETER 3232 PLEASANT STREET DEKALB, IL 60115 Phone 815-748-8102 |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926. |
- | PRFERED CALM WIND RWY 02 |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 02 | |
download (292KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (275KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (251KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (275KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (243KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KARR - Aurora Municipal Airport (14 nm SE)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (17 nm W)
KDPA - DuPage Airport (20 nm E)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (23 nm NW)
3CK - Lake in the Hills Airport (24 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 09-Nov-2013
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 06-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 10:15 |
Sunrise | | 05:45 | | 10:45 |
Sunset | | 19:57 | | 00:57 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:28 | | 01:28 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 06-May-2025 18:35:24 |
Local (UTC-5) | 06-May-2025 13:35:24 |
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METAR |
KDKB | 061755Z AUTO 26009G16KT 10SM SCT045 20/11 A3003 RMK AO2 T02040106 10205 20095
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KARR 14nm SE | 061752Z 27013G19KT 10SM FEW050 22/09 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02220094 10222 20078 58014
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KRPJ 16nm W | 061755Z AUTO 29010G15KT 10SM SCT047 20/08 A3004 RMK AO2 T02030083 10208 20074
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TAF |
KDPA 20nm E | 061730Z 0618/0718 30010KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250 FM070100 26005KT P6SM FEW080 FM071500 05007KT P6SM SCT250
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KRFD 24nm NW | 061730Z 0618/0718 31008KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250 FM070000 26005KT P6SM FEW080 FM071500 05006KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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