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55LL

Sky Soaring Airport
Union, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024

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	108.40	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 20-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:48	12:48
Sunrise	07:18	13:18
Sunset	16:52	22:52
Evening civil twilight	17:23	23:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Jan-2025 22:37:14
Local (UTC-6)	20-Jan-2025 16:37:14

METAR

KDKB 16nm SW	202215Z AUTO 29010G21KT 10SM SCT036 SCT043 SCT049 M14/M23 A3044 RMK AO2 T11401235
KDPA 18nm SE	202152Z 26014G25KT 10SM SCT043 M13/M23 A3044 RMK AO2 PK WND 27028/2130 SLP327 T11281233
K06C 21nm SE	202215Z AUTO 26014G21KT 10SM SCT036 SCT049 M13/M24 A3043 RMK AO2 T11301239
KARR 23nm S	202152Z 26015G26KT 10SM FEW039 M13/M23 A3045 RMK AO2 PK WND 27026/2107 SLP328 T11281228 $
KRFD 26nm W	202154Z 27016G25KT 10SM BKN048 M13/M24 A3046 RMK AO2 PK WND 25028/2056 SLP335 T11281239 $
KPWK 27nm E	202152Z 27013G23KT CLR A3045 RMK AO2 PK WND 28027/2131 SLPNO $
KORD 28nm E	202151Z 27014G23KT 10SM SCT049 M12/M24 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP322 T11221239 $
KRPJ 30nm SW	202215Z AUTO 27012G18KT 10SM CLR M14/M25 A3046 RMK AO2 T11361250

TAF

KDPA
18nm SE

201720Z 2018/2118 27015G25KT P6SM SCT040 FM202300 30014G24KT P6SM -SHSN SCT035 BKN045 TEMPO 2101/2104 5SM -SHSN SCT030 BKN040 FM210800 29010KT P6SM SCT030 FM211500 27014G23KT P6SM SKC

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