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56LL

Wade Airport
Waterman, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	56LL
Lat/Long:	41-45-18.1060N 088-46-16.2960W 41-45.301767N 088-46.271600W 41.7550294,-88.7711933 (estimated)
Elevation:	810 ft. / 247 m (estimated)
Variation:	00W (1985)
From city:	1 mile S of WATERMAN, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	60556

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1978
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL 18/36 - 122.8.

Airport Communications

UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3 at DKB (11 nm N):	119.075 (815-748-2350)
WX ASOS at ARR (13 nm E):	PHONE 630-466-5649
WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (16 nm NW):	125.2 (815-562-2955)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
DPAr245/20.5		DUPAGE VOR/DME		114.55		02E
JOTr300/23.8		JOLIET VOR/DME		112.30		02E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3200 x 100 ft. / 975 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	WILLIAM J. WADE 8906 WATERMAN RD WATERMAN, IL 60556 Phone 815-264-3650
Manager:	WILLIAM J WADE 8906 WATERMAN RD WATERMAN, IL 60556 Phone 815-264-3650

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 56LL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (11 nm N)
KARR - Aurora Municipal Airport (13 nm E)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (16 nm NW)
KDPA - DuPage Airport (25 nm E)
C09 - Morris Municipal Airport/James R Washburn Field (25 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:48	09:48
Sunrise	05:22	10:22
Sunset	20:33	01:33
Evening civil twilight	21:07	02:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Jun-2026 21:49:09
Local (UTC-5)	24-Jun-2026 16:49:09

METAR

KDKB 11nm N	242135Z AUTO 18011KT 10SM SCT110 24/19 A2996 RMK AO2 T02350186
KARR 13nm E	242052Z 15008KT 10SM CLR 25/19 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 60004 T02500194 58027
KRPJ 15nm NW	242135Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM SCT031 BKN038 BKN045 25/18 A2994 RMK AO2 T02510181

TAF

KDPA 25nm NE	241720Z 2418/2518 26007KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN040 FM242000 24011KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 TEMPO 2421/2424 VRB15G25KT 2SM TSRA BR SCT020 OVC040CB FM250000 18007KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 PROB30 2502/2504 3SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM250500 25004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM251300 28009KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150
KRFD 30nm NW	241721Z 2418/2518 19006KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN035 FM242000 24011G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN040 TEMPO 2420/2423 VRB15G25KT 2SM -TSRA BR SCT020 BKN040CB FM250100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050 SCT150 FM251300 29009KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150

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