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IL78 Benoit Airport
Kankakee, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: IL78
Lat/Long: 41-07-52.0250N 087-47-31.9250W
41-07.867083N 087-47.532083W
41.1311181,-87.7922014
(estimated)
Elevation: 660 ft. / 201 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1985)
From city: 3 miles E of KANKAKEE, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 60901

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use, PERSONAL USE.
Activation date: 11/1990
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at IKK (4 nm SW): 128.475 (815-939-4044)
WX AWOS-AV at C56 (16 nm N): 119.125 (708-534-5256)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EONr178/8.3PEOTONE VORTAC113.2002E
CGTr202/24.8CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC114.2002E
JOTr134/34.4JOLIET VOR/DME112.3002E
RBSr025/37.0ROBERTS VOR/DME116.8002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LUKOW041/8.527204WIK .. -.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2000 x 105 ft. / 610 x 32 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 41-08.031667N41-07.702500N
Longitude: 087-47.537500W087-47.526667W
Elevation: 660.0 ft.660.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180 magnetic, 179 true000 magnetic, 359 true

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: STEVE BENOIT
4250 E EXLINE CLUB ROAD
KANKAKEE, IL 60901
Phone 815-592-0290
Manager: STEVE BENOIT
4250 E EXLINE CLUB ROAD
KANKAKEE, IL 60901
Phone 815-592-0290

Additional Remarks

- TOWERS 1.5 MI NE.
- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IL78.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIKK - Greater Kankakee Airport (4 nm SW)
C56 - Bult Field Airport (16 nm N)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
50I - Kentland Municipal Airport (28 nm SE)
05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (29 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5109:51
Sunrise05:2510:25
Sunset20:2601:26
Evening civil twilight21:0002:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2026 09:53:19
Local (UTC-5)  04-Jul-2026 04:53:19
 
METAR
KIKK 
5nm SW 		040935Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 21/20 A3000 RMK AO2 T02130204
TAF
KGYY 
34nm NE 		040535Z 0406/0506 VRB05KT 5SM -RA BR SCT040 OVC080 FM040700 VRB05KT P6SM FEW035 SCT120 TEMPO 0407/0408 6SM -RA BR FM041300 23008KT P6SM SCT025 SCT120 FM042000 09009KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 TEMPO 0421/0501 2SM TSRA BR SCT015 OVC040CB FM050400 05007KT 6SM BR SCT005 BKN100
KMDW 
39nm N 		040535Z 0406/0512 19008KT P6SM FEW040 OVC100 TEMPO 0406/0407 6SM -RA BR FM041300 23008KT P6SM SCT025 SCT120 FM042000 09009KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 TEMPO 0420/0424 2SM TSRA BR SCT015 OVC040CB FM050400 05007KT 6SM BR SCT005 BKN100
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