AirNav: IS79 - Jackson Seaplane Base

IS79

Jackson Seaplane Base
Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	IS79
Lat/Long:	42-14-12.0830N 088-21-08.3090W 42-14.201383N 088-21.138483W 42.2366897,-88.3523081 (estimated)
Elevation:	890 ft. / 271 m (estimated)
Variation:	01W (1985)
From city:	2 miles SW of CRYSTAL LAKE, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	60014

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/1981
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX AWOS-3 at 06C (19 nm SE):

128.275 ((847) 895-2887)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
OBKr275/17.8	NORTHBROOK VOR/DME	113.00	02W
DPAr358/20.8	DUPAGE VOR/DME	114.55	02E
JVLr117/38.5	JANESVILLE VOR/DME	114.30	03E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 9W/27W

Dimensions:	7250 x 2500 ft. / 2210 x 762 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 9W	RUNWAY 27W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RICHARD H. JACKSON 838 SW 47TH TER APT A201 CAPE CORAL, FL 33914-4348 Phone (815) 477-7424
Manager:	RICHARD H. JACKSON 838 SW 47TH TER APT A201 CAPE CORAL, FL 33914-4348 Phone 815-477-7424 EMAIL ADDRESS: RJLAWONTHELAKE@GMAIL.COM OR RICHJAXN@YAHOO.COM (ALL LOWER CASES)

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IS79.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3CK - Lake in the Hills Airport (2 nm SE)
10C - Galt Field Airport (10 nm N)
C81 - Campbell Airport (13 nm NE)
KDPA - DuPage Airport (20 nm S)
KPWK - Chicago Executive Airport (21 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-May-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:51	09:51
Sunrise	05:25	10:25
Sunset	20:16	01:16
Evening civil twilight	20:49	01:49

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-May-2025 14:32:38
Local (UTC-5)	25-May-2025 09:32:38

METAR

K06C 19nm SE	251415Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM OVC060 11/06 A3033 RMK AO2 T01090060
KDPA 20nm S	251352Z 07004KT 10SM OVC055 11/08 A3032 RMK AO2 RAB18E41 SLP269 P0000 T01110083 $
KPWK 21nm E	251352Z 08004KT 10SM OVC070 11/06 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP278 T01110056
KDKB 24nm SW	251415Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM SCT009 OVC050 12/11 A3033 RMK AO2 T01160108
KORD 24nm SE	251351Z 07004KT 10SM BKN060 11/06 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP270 T01110061 $
KUGN 24nm NE	251351Z 08005KT 10SM OVC100 12/04 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP270 T01220044 $
KBUU 27nm N	251415Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 15/06 A3032 RMK AO2 T01490062 PWINO
KENW 29nm NE	251353Z 11008KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP273 T01440056
KARR 29nm S	251352Z 15003KT 3SM RA BR OVC045 12/10 A3032 RMK AO2 RAB42 SLP268 P0001 T01220100
KRFD 33nm W	251354Z 05003KT 10SM BKN070 12/07 A3033 RMK AO2 RAB44E50 SLP272 P0000 T01220072 $

TAF

KDPA 20nm S	251120Z 2512/2612 07009KT P6SM -SHRA BKN060 BKN250 FM251600 08009KT P6SM SCT250
KORD 24nm SE	251120Z 2512/2618 07006KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 FM251600 08009KT P6SM SCT250

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