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IL88 Earl Barnickel Airport
Compton, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: IL88
Lat/Long: 41-40-30.1130N 089-07-00.3220W
41-40.501883N 089-07.005367W
41.6750314,-89.1167561
(estimated)
Elevation: 929 ft. / 283.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 00E (1985)
From city: 3 miles SW of COMPTON, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 61378

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/1967
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (13 nm N): 125.2 (815-562-2955)
WX AWOS-AV at C73 (18 nm NW): 118.575 (815-288-2039)
WX AWOS-3 at VYS (20 nm S): 120.025 (815-223-8442)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
JOTr280/36.6JOLIET VOR/DME112.3002E
DPAr247/36.7DUPAGE VOR/DME114.5502E

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 1300 x 100 ft. / 396 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: EARL BARNICKEL
358 ILL. RT. 251
WEST BROOKLYN, IL 61378
Phone 815-539-5097
Manager: EARL BARNICKEL
358 ILL. RT. 251
WEST BROOKLYN, IL 61378
Phone 815-539-5097

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IL88.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (13 nm N)
C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (18 nm NW)
KVYS - Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field (20 nm S)
KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (24 nm NE)
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport/Jos H Bittorf Field (25 nm W)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4711:47
Sunrise07:1412:14
Sunset18:5823:58
Evening civil twilight19:2600:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Mar-2026 08:07:30
Local (UTC-5)  12-Mar-2026 03:07:30
 
METAR
KRPJ 
13nm N 		120755Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM CLR M01/M05 A3019 RMK AO2 T10121050 TSNO
KVYS 
20nm S 		120755Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM CLR 00/M03 A3021 RMK AO2 T00011031
KSQI 
25nm W 		120756Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM CLR M02/M03 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP238 T10171033 PWINO FZRANO $
TAF
KRFD 
32nm N 		120520Z 1206/1306 27008KT P6SM SCT070 FM122000 20012KT P6SM BKN120 FM130000 18016G25KT P6SM BKN100 FM130300 19024G37KT P6SM BKN070
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