Jackson Seaplane Base (IS79) Information

Crystal Lake, IL

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:	IS79
Airport Status:	Operational
Longitude/Latitude:	088-21-08.3090W/42-14-12.0830N -88.352308/42.236690 (Estimated)
Elevation:	890 ft / 271.27 m (Estimated)
Land:	0 acres
From nearest city:	2 nautical miles SW of Crystal Lake, IL
Location:	Mc Henry County, IL
Magnetic Variation:	01W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Privately owned
Owner:	Richard H. Jasckson
Address:	127 Crandall Ave Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone number:	815-459-0712
Manager:	Richard H. Jackson
Address:	127 Crandall Ave Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone number:	815-477-7424

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

Runway Information

Runway 09/27

Dimension:	7250 x 2500 ft / 2209.8 x 762.0 m
Surface:	WATER,

	Runway 09	Runway 27
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
ME	NDB	Deana		350.00	00E	21.7 nm
DKB	NDB	Dekalb		209.00	02W	24.1 nm
LVV	NDB	Lake Lawn		404.00	00W	29.8 nm
RA	NDB	Paser		206.00	00E	33.5 nm
JVL	NDB	Janesville		375.00	03E	38.1 nm
HK	NDB	Ermin		332.00	01W	38.7 nm
MX	NDB	Kedzi		248.00	01W	42.0 nm
GM	NDB	Teels		242.00	02W	42.7 nm
UES	NDB	Waukesha		359.00	01W	48.8 nm
OBK	VOR/DME	Northbrook	077X	113.00	02W	17.8 nm
DPA	VOR/DME	Dupage	021X	108.40	02E	20.8 nm
ORD	VOR/DME	Chicago O'hare	086X	113.90	02E	24.9 nm
BUU	VOR/DME	Burbun	092X	114.50	01W	27.3 nm
ENW	VOR/DME	Kenosha	029X	109.20	02W	28.7 nm
RFD	VOR/DME	Rockford	045X	110.80	01E	37.7 nm
JVL	VOR/DME	Janesville	090X	114.30	03E	38.6 nm
HRK	VOR/DME	Horlick	124X	117.70	02W	39.6 nm
JOT	VORTAC	Joliet	070X	112.30	02E	41.5 nm
ORD	VOT	Chicago O'hare Intl		112.00		25.1 nm
MDW	VOT	Chicago Midway		111.00		38.1 nm
MKE	VOT	Milwaukee		109.00		47.3 nm

Remarks

DUE TO HEAVY BOAT TRAFFIC & DENSELY POPULATED AREA AROUND THE LAKE.