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LL55

Gentry Airport
Polo, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	LL55
Lat/Long:	41-59-27.1080N 089-33-35.4000W 41-59.451800N 089-33.590000W 41.9908633,-89.5598333 (estimated)
Elevation:	865 ft. / 264 m (estimated)
Variation:	01E (1985)
From city:	1 mile E of POLO, IL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	61064

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1972
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-AV at C73 (11 nm SE):	118.575 (815-288-2039)
WX AWOS-3 at FEP (15 nm N):	120.525 (815-233-4472)
WX AWOS-3PT at SQI (16 nm S):	119.175 (815-626-2704)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
JVLr208/39.6		JANESVILLE VOR/DME		114.30		03E

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	2000 x 100 ft. / 610 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SHIRLY GENTRY TRUST 11380 W. PINES ROAD POLO, IL 61064 Phone 815-946-3142
Manager:	LOWELL GENTRY 406 W MICHIGAN AVE URBANA, IL 61801 Phone 217-637-9010

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LL55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (11 nm SE)
KFEP - Albertus Airport (15 nm N)
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport/Jos H Bittorf Field (16 nm S)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (22 nm E)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (24 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:43	11:43
Sunrise	07:11	12:11
Sunset	19:03	00:03
Evening civil twilight	19:31	00:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Mar-2026 17:14:25
Local (UTC-5)	15-Mar-2026 12:14:25

METAR

KSQI 15nm S	151656Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW038 13/12 A2930 RMK AO2 SLP922 T01330117 PWINO $
KFEP 16nm N	151655Z AUTO 34013KT 3SM SCT004 OVC011 04/02 A2938 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W P0004 T00350018
KRPJ 23nm E	151655Z AUTO 17019G23KT 3SM BR OVC040 12/11 A2932 RMK AO2 T01150105 TSNO
KRFD 24nm NE	151654Z 00000KT 3SM -RA BR FEW004 OVC009 08/07 A2935 RMK AO2 CIG 007V013 SLP941 P0015 T00780072
KSFY 25nm W	151655Z AUTO 35011G17KT 5SM RA OVC016 03/01 A2937 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW T00300012

TAF

KRFD
24nm NE

151451Z 1515/1612 19012G21KT 6SM -SHRA BKN025 BKN050 TEMPO 1515/1516 3SM TSRA BKN020CB FM151600 19014G24KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM151800 19016G26KT P6SM -SHRA FEW010 OVC025 TEMPO 1519/1521 3SM TSRA BR SCT008 OVC020CB FM152100 33018G27KT 5SM -SHRA DZ OVC008 FM160200 36020G32KT 3SM -SN BKN009 BKN015 PROB30 1603/1606 03025G35KT 3/4SM -SNPL FM160700 30025G40KT 2SM -SN BLSN BKN015

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