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55LL

Sky Soaring Airport
Union, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	55LL
Lat/Long:	42-09-14.3913N 088-30-42.3746W 42-09.239855N 088-30.706243W 42.1539976,-88.5117707 (estimated)
Elevation:	891 ft. / 272 m (estimated)
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
Latitude:	42-09.239470N	42-09.240240N
Longitude:	088-31.038145W	088-30.374340W
Elevation:	882.1 ft.	890.5 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	left
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 847-683-7627 INFO@SKYSOARING.COM

Additional Remarks

-	GLIDER PORT - GLIDER ACTIVITY ON ARPT.
-	ALL TFC PATTERNS - DOWNWIND ON S SIDE OF ARPT 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 18-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:02	10:02
Sunrise	05:35	10:35
Sunset	20:26	01:26
Evening civil twilight	20:59	01:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Jul-2026 18:11:00
Local (UTC-5)	18-Jul-2026 13:11:00

METAR

KDKB 16nm SW	181755Z AUTO 30014G18KT 10SM SCT030 SCT036 SCT046 30/24 A2991 RMK AO2 T03010243 10301 20245
KDPA 18nm SE	181752Z 30012G19KT 10SM SCT028 SCT035 BKN085 29/23 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE RAE49 SLP111 P0000 60000 T02940233 10306 20250 58001
K06C 21nm SE	181755Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM BKN036 BKN050 BKN055 29/22 A2989 RMK AO2 T02930221 10303 20258
KARR 23nm S	181752Z 29012KT 9SM SCT080 29/26 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E RAE21 TSE18B19E45 SLP113 VIS NE-SE 4 P0010 60033 T02940256 10300 20244 58004
KRFD 26nm W	181754Z 32011KT 10SM FEW028 SCT041 BKN065 BKN250 31/23 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP121 T03060228 10306 20256 50003 $
KPWK 27nm E	181752Z 31011KT 10SM FEW047 SCT055 29/22 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S SLP109 T02940222 10300 20267 58002
KORD 28nm E	181751Z 31011KT 270V330 10SM SCT036 SCT048 BKN080 BKN140 BKN250 29/23 A2987 RMK AO2 RAE04 SLP107 CB DSNT E-SE MOV SE P0000 60000 T02940228 10311 20261 58002 $
KRPJ 30nm SW	181755Z AUTO 31008G14KT 10SM BKN031 BKN036 31/23 A2990 RMK AO2 T03050228 10309 20240

TAF

KDPA
18nm SE

181728Z 1818/1918 32012KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 FM181900 33011KT P6SM SCT035 BKN045 FM182300 06011G17KT P6SM FEW015 SCT035 FM190200 03011G17KT 5SM FU SCT060 BKN250 FM190800 05008KT 4SM FU SCT060 BKN250

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