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LL55

Gentry Airport
Polo, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	LL55
Lat/Long:	41-59-27.1080N 089-33-35.4000W 41-59.451800N 089-33.590000W 41.9908633,-89.5598333 (estimated)
Elevation:	865 ft. / 264 m (estimated)
Variation:	01E (1985)
From city:	1 mile E of POLO, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	61064

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1972
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-AV at C73 (11 nm SE):	118.575 (815-288-2039)
WX AWOS-3 at FEP (15 nm N):	120.525 (815-233-4472)
WX AWOS-3PT at SQI (16 nm S):	119.175 (815-626-2704)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
JVLr208/39.6		JANESVILLE VOR/DME		114.30		03E

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	2000 x 100 ft. / 610 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SHIRLY GENTRY TRUST 11380 W. PINES ROAD POLO, IL 61064 Phone 815-946-3142
Manager:	LOWELL GENTRY 406 W MICHIGAN AVE URBANA, IL 61801 Phone 217-637-9010

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LL55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (11 nm SE)
KFEP - Albertus Airport (15 nm N)
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport/Jos H Bittorf Field (16 nm S)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (22 nm E)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (24 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:28	10:28
Sunrise	05:58	10:58
Sunset	19:53	00:53
Evening civil twilight	20:24	01:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Apr-2026 06:29:39
Local (UTC-5)	29-Apr-2026 01:29:39

METAR

KSQI 15nm S	290556Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 60000 T01280056 10156 20122 401830094 55002 $
KFEP 16nm N	290615Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM SCT047 OVC060 11/10 A2997 RMK AO2 T01080096
KRPJ 23nm E	290615Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM OVC080 12/04 A2993 RMK AO2 T01150043
KRFD 24nm NE	290554Z 33012KT 10SM OVC070 13/04 A2993 RMK AO2 RAB0455E42 SLP137 P0000 60000 T01280044 10161 20122 401780094 58004
KSFY 25nm W	290615Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA OVC055 11/05 A2998 RMK AO2 T01130046

TAF

KRFD
24nm NE

290520Z 2906/3006 35008KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 OVC080 TEMPO 2906/2910 -SHRA OVC040 FM291200 32012KT P6SM SCT035 BKN070 FM291700 33012G21KT P6SM VCSH BKN045

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