Sky Soaring Airport (55LL) Information

Union, IL

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:	55LL
Airport Status:	Operational
Longitude/Latitude:	088-30-41.3150W/42-09-15.0860N -88.511476/42.154191 (Estimated)
Elevation:	884 ft / 269.44 m (Surveyed)
Land:	30 acres
From nearest city:	5 nautical miles SE of Union, IL
Location:	Mc Henry County, IL
Magnetic Variation:	00W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Privately owned
Owner:	Sky Soaring Llc
Address:	279 Grand Ridge Rd. St. Charles, IL 60175
Phone number:	847-618-7627
Manager:	Andrew Meyer
Address:	279 Grand Ridge Rd. St Charles, IL 60175
Phone number:	630-618-8800

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:	Private
Wind indicator:	Yes
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

Runway Information

Runway 09/27

Dimension:	3000 x 100 ft / 914.4 x 30.5 m
Surface:	TURF,

	Runway 09	Runway 27
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Right
Displaced threshold:	600.00 ft	0.00 ft
Obstruction:	20 ft trees, 40.0 ft from runway

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
DKB	NDB	Dekalb		209.00	02W	15.9 nm
ME	NDB	Deana		350.00	00E	24.4 nm
LVV	NDB	Lake Lawn		404.00	00W	32.9 nm
JVL	NDB	Janesville		375.00	03E	36.3 nm
HK	NDB	Ermin		332.00	01W	39.9 nm
RA	NDB	Paser		206.00	00E	41.8 nm
MX	NDB	Kedzi		248.00	01W	44.3 nm
FEP	NDB	Freeport		335.00	00E	48.2 nm
GM	NDB	Teels		242.00	02W	49.9 nm
DPA	VOR/DME	Dupage	021X	108.40	02E	17.4 nm
OBK	VOR/DME	Northbrook	077X	113.00	02W	25.3 nm
ORD	VOR/DME	Chicago O'hare	086X	113.90	02E	28.9 nm
RFD	VOR/DME	Rockford	045X	110.80	01E	30.9 nm
BUU	VOR/DME	Burbun	092X	114.50	01W	33.5 nm
JVL	VOR/DME	Janesville	090X	114.30	03E	35.8 nm
ENW	VOR/DME	Kenosha	029X	109.20	02W	37.1 nm
PLL	VOR/DME	Polo	049X	111.20	03E	46.6 nm
HRK	VOR/DME	Horlick	124X	117.70	02W	47.9 nm
JOT	VORTAC	Joliet	070X	112.30	02E	37.5 nm
ORD	VOT	Chicago O'hare Intl		112.00		28.9 nm
MDW	VOT	Chicago Midway		111.00		40.5 nm

Remarks

GLIDER ACTIVITY ON ARPT.
ALL TFC PATTERNS ON S SIDE OF ARPT ARE FOR NOISE ABATEMENT.
PROVIDED ALL TRAFFIC PATTEERN OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED NORTH OF RWY 09/27.