Jack W. Watson Airport (0IL9)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	0IL9
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	088-47-14.3090W/41-51-17.1050N -88.787308/41.854751 (Estimated)
Elevation	880 ft / 268.22 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	4 nautical miles SW of De Kalb, IL
Location	De Kalb County, IL
Magnetic Variation	00W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Jack W. Watson
Address	15320 South First St De Kalb, IL 60115
Phone number	815-756-2007

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	No
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	Chicago
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Boundary ARTCC	ZAU - Chicago
Tie-in FSS	IKK - Kankakee
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions	2800 x 100 ft (853 x 30 m)
Surface	TURF

	E	W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
DKB	NDB	Dekalb		209.00	02W	6.0 nm
OIX	NDB	Ottawa		266.00	01E	29.7 nm
VYS	NDB	Valley		230.00	00W	34.2 nm
ME	NDB	Deana		350.00	00E	34.7 nm
FEP	NDB	Freeport		335.00	00E	42.7 nm
HK	NDB	Ermin		332.00	01W	43.4 nm
BOZ	NDB	Whiteside		254.00	01E	45.6 nm
JVL	NDB	Janesville		375.00	03E	47.1 nm
MX	NDB	Kedzi		248.00	01W	49.7 nm
DPA	VOR/DME	Dupage	021X	108.40	02E	19.7 nm
RFD	VOR/DME	Rockford	045X	110.80	01E	28.9 nm
PLL	VOR/DME	Polo	049X	111.20	03E	33.6 nm
ORD	VOR/DME	Chicago O'hare	086X	113.90	02E	40.3 nm
OBK	VOR/DME	Northbrook	077X	113.00	02W	43.3 nm
JVL	VOR/DME	Janesville	090X	114.30	03E	44.6 nm
JOT	VORTAC	Joliet	070X	112.30	02E	28.0 nm
ORD	VOT	Chicago O'hare Intl		112.00		40.1 nm
MDW	VOT	Chicago Midway		111.00		46.5 nm

Remarks

• EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.