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K8N2 · Skydive Chicago Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K8N2 Elev 616 ft Lat 41° 23.99' N Lon 88° 47.63' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,522 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 32.8° 4,522 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
21 212.8° 4,522 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.09%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.725
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.725

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K8N2 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.725: click mic to activate LIRL RY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.725: click mic to activate LIRL RY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.725: click mic to activate LIRL RY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RY 03/21 - 122.725

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·268 FT CELLULAR TOWER 1/2 MI WSW OF RY 03.
  • ·FOR NOISE ABATEMENT FLY WIDE PATTERN RY 03.
  • ·EXTENSIVE PARACHUTE ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ·EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] (ALL LOWER CASE) 7 FT CROPS 68 FT FROM RY END 7 FT SHRUB 67 FT FM RWY END.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-06-23 GRAZHOPPER TRIKE · Loss of control · day →
2001-06-15 de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter · Ground collision · night →

Designees in IL

CFI Flight Instructors 2,147 A&P Mechanics 6,104 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 49 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 13 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 43 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 56 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Joseph Lawrence Kinzer Peru IL 16 nm
Thomas James Norton Peru IL 16 nm
Matthew Edward Massey Yorkville IL 23 nm
Gregory Mark Wilson Oswego IL 27 nm
Keith Mcgill Plainfield IL 28 nm
Jerry Kelvin Lay Minonk IL 31 nm
Jay Christopher Rud Aurora IL 31 nm
Michael Louis Hudetz Batavia IL 35 nm
Kevin Carlyle Lindsay Naperville IL 35 nm
Ronald Neal Ridenour Naperville IL 35 nm

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

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Thomas William Ahearn Ottawa IL 3 nm
Jacob J Wever Marseilles IL 9 nm
Timothy Lee Koster Grand Ridge IL 10 nm
Roger Lowell Kellogg Newark IL 13 nm
Troy David Gryga Leland IL 13 nm
Joseph Clark Zeman La Salle IL 15 nm
Russell John Ertl Somonauk IL 15 nm
Kyle Alexander Rimmele Peru IL 16 nm
George William Wilts Streator IL 17 nm
David Richard Lawless Streator IL 17 nm

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

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Albert Paul Bailey Ottawa IL 3 nm
Charles Albert Lane Ottawa IL 3 nm
Curtis Rae Gretencord Ottawa IL 3 nm
Ryan Craig Brooke Ottawa IL 3 nm
Joseph Edward Kaufman Ottawa IL 3 nm
Jay Robert Rasmussen Ottawa IL 3 nm
Keith Lynn Alderson Ottawa IL 3 nm
Donovan Gregory Bartlett Ottawa IL 3 nm
Joshua Todd Shreve Ottawa IL 3 nm
Ryan Gary Neubauer Ottawa IL 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 35 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 39 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 50 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 53 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 58 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 59 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 63 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 68 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 81 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 93 nm

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