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55LL

Sky Soaring Airport
Union, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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 30-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:40	12:40
Sunrise	07:10	13:10
Sunset	17:05	23:05
Evening civil twilight	17:34	23:34

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-Jan-2025 11:27:11
Local (UTC-6)	30-Jan-2025 05:27:11

METAR

KDKB 16nm SW	301115Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR M04/M06 A2998 RMK AO2 T10361060
KDPA 18nm SE	301052Z 14003KT 10SM CLR M06/M08 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP165 T10561078
K06C 21nm SE	301115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M06 A2999 RMK AO2 T10401062
KARR 23nm S	301052Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR M07/M09 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP165 T10671094
KRFD 26nm W	301054Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M09 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP162 T10561089
KPWK 27nm E	301052Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR M05/M08 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP172 T10501078
KORD 28nm E	301051Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP165 T10221067
KRPJ 30nm SW	301115Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM CLR M05/M08 A2996 RMK AO2 T10481078

TAF

KDPA
18nm SE

300520Z 3006/3106 19007KT P6SM SCT120 FM301600 21014G24KT P6SM FEW100 BKN250 FM302300 20010KT 6SM -SHRA BKN020 OVC100 FM310200 19007KT 2SM -SHRA BR SCT004 OVC006

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