Benoit Airport (IL78)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	IL78
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	087-47-32.1430W/41-07-52.1170N -87.792262/41.131144 (Estimated)
Elevation	660 ft / 201.17 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	3 nautical miles E of Kankakee, IL
Location	Kankakee County, IL
Magnetic Variation	01W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Steve Benoit
Address	4250 E Exline Club Road Kankakee, IL 60901
Phone number	815-932-2341

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	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 18/36

Dimensions	2000 x 105 ft (610 x 32 m)
Surface	TURF

	18	36
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
RZL	NDB	Rensselaer		362.00	02W	29.7 nm
HK	NDB	Ermin		332.00	01W	35.4 nm
MX	NDB	Kedzi		248.00	01W	37.0 nm
VP	NDB	Sedly		212.00	02W	45.6 nm
OIX	NDB	Ottawa		266.00	01E	50.0 nm
IKK	VOR/DME	Kankakee	053X	111.60	00E	4.3 nm
RBS	VOR/DME	Roberts	115X	116.80	02E	37.1 nm
PNT	VOR/DME	Pontiac	033X	109.60	03E	46.6 nm
EON	VORTAC	Peotone	079X	113.20	02E	8.3 nm
CGT	VORTAC	Chicago Heights	089X	114.20	02E	24.9 nm
JOT	VORTAC	Joliet	070X	112.30	02E	34.5 nm
BVT	VORTAC	Boiler	098X	115.10	01E	47.7 nm
MDW	VOT	Chicago Midway		111.00		39.4 nm

Remarks

• TOWERS 1.5 MI NE.
• PRVDD OBSTNS IN RY APCH SLOPE SFC BE REMOVED OR LOWERED; OTHERWISE RY THR DSPLCD & MKD TO PRVD MINIMUM 20:1 APCH SFC CLNC OVER OBSTNS; AREA 125' EITHER SIDE OF RY CNTRLN CLEAR OF OBSTNS; LTR OF AGREEMENT WITH BENOIT & MC CLURE ARPTS TO THE EFFECT THAT MC CLURE TFC PATTERNS BE WEST OF N/S RY.