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0IL9 Jack W Watson Airport
De Kalb, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 0IL9
Lat/Long: 41-51-17.1050N 088-47-14.3090W
41-51.285083N 088-47.238483W
41.8547514,-88.7873081
(estimated)
Elevation: 880 ft. / 268 m (estimated)
Variation: 00W (1985)
From city: 4 miles SW of DE KALB, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 60115

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: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at DKB (6 nm NE): 119.075 (815-748-2350)
WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (13 nm W): 125.2 (815-562-2955)
WX ASOS at ARR (15 nm E): PHONE 630-466-5649

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DPAr262/19.6DUPAGE VOR/DME114.5502E
JOTr309/28.0JOLIET VOR/DME112.3002E

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 2800 x 100 ft. / 853 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY E  RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: bldg, markednone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JACK W. WATSON
15320 SOUTH FIRST ST
DE KALB, IL 60115
Phone 815-756-2007
Manager: JACK W. WATSON
15320 SOUTH FIRST ST
DE KALB, IL 60115
Phone 815-756-2007

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 0IL9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (6 nm NE)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (13 nm W)
KARR - Aurora Municipal Airport (15 nm E)
KDPA - DuPage Airport (24 nm E)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (25 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3312:33
Sunrise07:0413:04
Sunset16:2422:24
Evening civil twilight16:5522:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Dec-2025 07:41:48
Local (UTC-6)  01-Dec-2025 01:41:48
 
METAR
KDKB 
6nm NE 		010715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M08/M09 A3045 RMK AO2 T10811088
KARR 
15nm E 		010705Z AUTO 34003KT 1/4SM FZFG M16/M16 A3045 RMK AO2 T11561161 $
TAF
KDPA 
24nm E 		010529Z 0106/0206 VRB03KT 4SM BR FEW002 SCT035 BKN250 TEMPO 0106/0110 1SM BR SCT002 FM011400 18004KT P6SM SCT035 BKN150 FM012000 18007KT 4SM -SN SCT015 OVC025 FM012300 17006KT 2SM -SN BR SCT007 BKN015 TEMPO 0123/0203 1SM -SN BR BKN007 OVC012
KRFD 
25nm NW 		010529Z 0106/0206 VRB03KT 5SM BR FEW003 SCT035 BKN250 TEMPO 0109/0113 1SM BR SCT003 FM011500 18004KT P6SM SCT035 BKN150 FM011900 19006KT 4SM -SN SCT007 OVC015 FM012200 21005KT 2SM -SN BR BKN007 OVC012 TEMPO 0122/0202 1 1/2SM -SN BR BKN005 OVC007
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