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55LL

Sky Soaring Airport
Union, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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	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 03-Mar-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:59	11:59
Sunrise	06:27	12:27
Sunset	17:45	23:45
Evening civil twilight	18:13	00:13

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Mar-2025 17:09:29
Local (UTC-6)	03-Mar-2025 11:09:29

METAR

KDKB 16nm SW	031655Z AUTO 17013KT 10SM OVC060 03/M04 A3004 RMK AO2 T00311041
KDPA 18nm SE	031652Z 19010KT 10SM OVC060 04/M07 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP182 T00441067
K06C 21nm SE	031655Z AUTO 18010G15KT 10SM OVC060 04/M07 A3004 RMK AO2 T00371070
KARR 23nm S	031652Z 17010KT 8SM OVC060 04/M06 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP183 T00391061 $
KRFD 26nm W	031654Z 17012KT 10SM OVC060 04/M06 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP173 T00391056
KPWK 27nm E	031652Z 21011G17KT 10SM OVC065 04/M07 RMK AO2 SLPNO T00441072 $
KORD 28nm E	031651Z 19010KT 10SM OVC065 04/M07 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP181 T00391072
KRPJ 30nm SW	031655Z AUTO 18012KT 10SM BKN060 OVC080 04/M05 A3003 RMK AO2 T00351051

TAF

KDPA
18nm SE

031445Z 0315/0412 18011KT P6SM OVC070 FM031600 19012G22KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 0319/0321 -SHRA FM040000 18009KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM040800 19011KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050

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