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55LL

Sky Soaring Airport
Union, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	55LL
Lat/Long:	42-09-15.0860N 088-30-41.3150W 42-09.251433N 088-30.688583W 42.1541906,-88.5114764 (estimated)
Elevation:	884 ft. / 269.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	00W (1985)
From city:	5 miles SE of UNION, IL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	60142

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1978
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at DKB (16 nm SW):	119.075 (815-748-2350)
WX ASOS at DPA (19 nm SE):	PHONE 630-587-3668

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Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
DPAr334/17.4	DUPAGE VOR/DME	114.55	02E
OBKr263/25.2	NORTHBROOK VOR/DME	113.00	02W
JVLr130/35.8	JANESVILLE VOR/DME	114.30	03E
JOTr345/37.5	JOLIET VOR/DME	112.30	02E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	3000 x 100 ft. / 914 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Displaced threshold:	600 ft.	no
Obstructions:	20 ft. trees, 40 ft. from runway	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SKY SOARING LLC 12020 US 20 HAMPSHIRE, IL 60140 Phone (847) 683-7627
Manager:	SKY SOARING BOARD OF DIRECTORS 12020 US RT 20 HAMPSHIRE, IL 60140 Phone 847-426-1860 LARRY KASE PHONE

Additional Remarks

-	GLIDER ACTIVITY ON ARPT.
-	ALL TFC PATTERNS ON S SIDE OF ARPT ARE FOR NOISE ABATEMENT.
-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 55LL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3CK - Lake in the Hills Airport (9 nm E)
KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
10C - Galt Field Airport (16 nm N)
C77 - Poplar Grove Airport (18 nm NW)
KDPA - DuPage Airport (19 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:08	12:08
Sunrise	06:38	12:38
Sunset	16:38	22:38
Evening civil twilight	17:08	23:08

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Nov-2025 15:50:26
Local (UTC-6)	09-Nov-2025 09:50:26

METAR

KDKB 16nm SW	091535Z AUTO 33016G22KT 10SM BKN014 OVC025 M01/M04 A3011 RMK AO2 T10141039
KDPA 18nm SE	091527Z 33018G25KT 10SM BKN023 OVC060 00/M03 A3007 RMK AO2 T00001033
K06C 21nm SE	091535Z AUTO 33010G20KT 10SM OVC020 00/M02 A3006 RMK AO2 T00001025
KARR 23nm S	091526Z 34017G27KT 9SM SCT022 BKN027 OVC065 01/M03 A3008 RMK AO2 PK WND 34030/1456 T00061028
KRFD 26nm W	091509Z 10SM -SN SCT017 BKN023 OVC070 M02/M04 A3015 RMK AO2 PK WND 31026/1508 SNB08 P0000 T10171044 $
KPWK 27nm E	091452Z 34014G23KT 10SM OVC060 00/M04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP184 60000 T00001039 53017 $
KORD 28nm E	091512Z 33013G27KT 10SM FEW024 OVC055 00/M04 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 32027/1507 SNE1456 P0000 T00001039 $

TAF

KDPA
18nm SE

091411Z 0914/1012 34016G28KT 6SM -SN SCT020 OVC050 FM091500 33018G30KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM092200 33015G27KT P6SM BKN040 FM100600 32017G30KT 6SM -SHSN BKN040 PROB30 1009/1012 2SM -SN FEW020 BKN035

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