FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 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 |
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| DPAr277/16.1 | | DUPAGE VOR/DME | | 114.55 | | 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 07 August 2025 at 0901Z to 04 September 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 09-Nov-2013
looking north.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Aug-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 10:27 |
| Sunrise | | 05:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunset | | 20:03 | | 01:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 01:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Aug-2025 21:07:18 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Aug-2025 16:07:18 |
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| METAR |
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| KDKB | 092055Z AUTO 17015G18KT 10SM SCT032 SCT060 31/24 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW THRU N T03140243
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KARR
14nm SE | 092052Z 20014KT 8SM CLR 33/24 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW SLP145 T03280239 56014
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KRPJ
16nm W | 092055Z AUTO 25003G08KT 2SM +RA SCT026 BKN034 OVC060 25/21 A2998 RMK AO2 VIS 1 1/4V4 P0009 60009 T02450210
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KDPA
20nm E | 091735Z 0918/1018 20014G24KT P6SM SCT040 SCT200 PROB30 1000/1003 34015G25KT 5SM -SHRA BKN035 FM100300 19011KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150
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KRFD
24nm NW | 091938Z 0920/1018 19014G23KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN080 PROB30 0922/1002 28015G25KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN020 OVC040CB FM100200 VRB07KT P6SM -SHRA SCT040 BKN100 PROB30 1002/1008 2SM TSRA BR BKN020 OVC040CB FM100800 19009KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN100 PROB30 1008/1014 27012G22KT 4SM -TSRA BR BKN020 OVC040CB
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| NOTAMs |
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