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Airport · FAA-LID · US

Class E (sfc)

Bult Field

ID C56 Elev 790 ft Lat 41° 22.66' N Lon 87° 40.88' W Zulu …

Live conditions at C56

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Aerial view · C56

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for C56 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at C56

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.35%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 089° 5,001 ft 75 ft CONC-E Yes 0.35%
27 269° 5,001 ft 75 ft CONC-E Yes 0.35%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for C56, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

1 matched · 5 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    BIRDS AND ANIMALS ON AND INVOF OF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] (ALL LOWER CASE) 708-534-8282 CALM WND RWY.
  • ·RWY 27 12 FT ROAD 141 FT FM RWY END ON CL.
  • ·RWY 09 8 FT ROAD 156 FT RWY END CL. 100LL FUEL AVBL H24 W/CREDIT CARD.
  • ·JET A AVBL AFT HR WITH PRIOR ARRANGEMENT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at C56

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

1

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 23,000 ops in 1991

2024 total

13,300

10-yr total

133,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 99% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

22.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.82

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=8

  • Other 5
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-08-06 Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Other · VMC · day →
2022-03-05 Piper PA-28-235 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2020-06-08 Flight Design CTLS · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1992-01-18 Cessna 182P · Weather · VMC · night →
1988-07-31 TOWNSON STARDUSTER SA100 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-06-25 Grumman AA5 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-01-02 Cessna 180 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-02-15 Piper PA-28-151 · Other · day →

Designees in IL

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as C56 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

2,147

Flight Instructors

A&P

6,104

Mechanics

AME

49

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

13

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

1

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

9

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

4

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

3

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

11

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

43

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

ODA

4

Organizational Designations

Schools

64

Flight Schools

FBO

67

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

56

Flying Clubs

Repair

8

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

40

EAA Chapters

DPEs near C56

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
John Peter Boos Griffith IN 15 nm
Mohammad Shawahin Gary IN 20 nm
Devin John Macdonald Chicago IL 28 nm
Gerry F Ventrella Chicago IL 28 nm
Gregory Holden Morris Chicago IL 28 nm
Keegan Starkey Valparaiso IN 29 nm
Keith Mcgill Plainfield IL 30 nm
Alexander Quinn Waterloo Forest Park IL 30 nm
Kevin Carlyle Lindsay Naperville IL 31 nm
Ronald Neal Ridenour Naperville IL 31 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near C56

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Randall Jon Agate Monee IL 4 nm
John David Ruppel Jr Monee IL 4 nm
Gavin Lourd S Cuaresma Monee IL 4 nm
Mary Elizabeth Lockton Monee IL 4 nm
Gregory Todd Cubbon Crete IL 5 nm
Jeffrey Lawrence Janaszak Crete IL 5 nm
William Henry Hunt Jr Peotone IL 6 nm
Dale Warren Richardson Steger IL 6 nm
Robert Michael Louis Hammond Willowbrook IL 8 nm
Craig Lee Mussman Grant Park IL 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near C56

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Douglas John Filipoff Beecher IL 3 nm
Gordon Neil Wilson Beecher IL 3 nm
David Andrew Szymanski Beecher IL 3 nm
Ernest Joseph Bleicher Iii Beecher IL 3 nm
Robert Anthony Janecek Monee IL 4 nm
Douglas Edward Partl Monee IL 4 nm
Michael J Marek Monee IL 4 nm
Stanley G Grzonka Monee IL 4 nm
Steven John Pretto Monee IL 4 nm
James Charles Oliver Monee IL 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near C56

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 15 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 41 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 44 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 46 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 53 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 57 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 58 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 67 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 74 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 80 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.