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55LL

Sky Soaring Airport
Union, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 25-Aug-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:44	10:44
Sunrise	06:13	11:13
Sunset	19:39	00:39
Evening civil twilight	20:08	01:08

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Aug-2025 01:25:42
Local (UTC-5)	25-Aug-2025 20:25:42

METAR

KDKB 16nm SW	260055Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM SCT060 15/10 A3015 RMK AO2 T01480102
KDPA 18nm SE	260052Z 29004KT 10SM FEW060 17/09 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01720094
K06C 21nm SE	260055Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM SCT060 18/08 A3012 RMK AO2 T01830080
KARR 23nm S	260052Z 29005KT 9SM SCT060 14/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01440117
KRFD 26nm W	260054Z 30006KT 10SM FEW060 17/09 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01670089 $
KPWK 27nm E	260052Z 32006KT 10SM SCT055 BKN070 19/08 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01940078
KORD 28nm E	260051Z 33005KT 10SM SCT065 18/08 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP194 T01830078 $
KRPJ 30nm SW	260055Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM BKN055 16/09 A3014 RMK AO2 T01610087

TAF

KDPA
18nm SE

252039Z 2521/2618 32011KT P6SM BKN050 FM260100 30006KT P6SM SCT050

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