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KLOT · Lewis University Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KLOT FAA LOT Elev 679 ft Lat 41° 36.44' N Lon 88° 5.77' W Zulu …

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.20%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 13.7° 6,500 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.20%
20 193.7° 6,500 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.20%
09 090° 5,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
27 270° 5,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.13%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.525
  • A/D CHICAGO APP/DEP 119.350
  • FSS KANKAKEE RDO 122.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 25 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 02, Rwy 20, Rwy 09 and Rwy 27; PAPI Rwy 02, Rwy 20, Rwy 09 and Rwy 27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 02, Rwy 20, Rwy 09 and Rwy 27; PAPI Rwy 02, Rwy 20, Rwy 09 and Rwy 27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 02, Rwy 20, Rwy 09 and Rwy 27; PAPI Rwy 02, Rwy 20, Rwy 09 and Rwy 27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 02, Rwy 20, Rwy 09 and Rwy 27; PAPI Rwy 02, Rwy 20, Rwy 09 and Rwy 27—CTAF

  • 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 on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1200–0400Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0400Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (25 sentences)
  • ·ILLINOIS 51 CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE LEWIS UNIVERSITY (LOT)(KLOT) 20 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N41º36.49´ W88º05.78´ 679 B NOTAM FILE LOT RWY 02–20: H6500X100 (CONC–GRVD) S–30, D–99 MIRL RWY 02: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 37´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.2º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 09–27: H5500X75 (ASPH–PFC) S–20, D–75 MIRL RWY 09: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT MIRL Rwy 02–20 and Rwy 09–27 preset on low ints; to increase ints ACTVT—CTAF.
  • ·North parking ramp clsd to all multi engine acft.
  • ·Twy N1 and Twy N2 clsd to fixed wing acft more than 6000 lbs.
  • ·BA conds are not reported btn 0300–1200Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 815-838-9497
  • ·AWOS–3PT 126.675 (815) 588–4802.
  • ·CTAF 134.8 D–ATIS 126.675 JOLIET RCO 122.1R 112.3T (KANKAKEE RADIO) ®CHICAGO APP/DEP CON 119.35 LEWIS TOWER 134.8(1200–0200Z‡) GND 120.425 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago Apch at 847-289-0926.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0200Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·JOLIET (VH) (H) VOR/DME 112.3 JOT Chan 70 N41º32.79´ W88º19.10´ 068º 10.7 NM to fld. 591/2E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 072º–090º byd 34 NM blo 3,000´ 130º–175º byd 40 NM 185º–190º byd 40 NM 230º–240º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 230º–240º byd 43 NM 345º–060º byd 40 NM LOC/DME 108.55 I–JQH Chan 22(Y) Rwy 02.
  • ·LOC/DME 111.95 I–LOT Chan 56(Y) Rwy 09.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Chicago Approach Clearance 847–289–0926 CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG SCHAUMBURG MUNI HELISTOP HELIPORT (4H1) 24 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N42º02.87´ W88º03.16´ 730 NOTAM FILE IKK HELIPAD H1: H25X25 (CONC) S–12.5 HELIPAD H1: RLLS.
  • ·HELIPORT REMARKS: Unattended.
  • ·Heliport CLOSED 0400Z‡–SR.
  • ·Helipad lgts ops SS–0400Z‡.
  • ·Ingress and egress routes are 100º and 240º–260º.
  • ·Helipad H1 concrete pad has 25´ ASPH area adjacent–all sides. 12´ X 25´ parking pad lctd 56´ NW of landing pad. 1:1 apch clearance to the east; 6 ft tree east and 25 ft south of apch cntrln.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 847-923-3778
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago Apch at 847-289-0926. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – CHICAGO COPTER H–5E, L–28H, A IAP, AD CHICAGO COPTER EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

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Lewis Lockport Airport

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

18

since 1982

Fatal

2

11.1% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 105,845 ops in 2022

2024 total

92,868

10-yr total

1,014,480

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 98% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

3.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.33

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=18

  • Other 7
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 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
2011-02-19 Mooney M20J · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2023-05-23 Cessna 172R · Other · VMC · day →
2023-04-27 Piper J3C · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2021-05-13 Beech B24R · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2015-06-14 Enstrom F 28C · Loss of control · day →
2011-06-26 Cessna T210L · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2011-02-21 Cessna 310Q · Weather · night →
2003-04-27 Stinson 108-1 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1994-08-09 Piper PA-28-140 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1990-07-04 Beech V35B · Other · VMC · day →
1990-04-12 Cessna 172RG · Other · VMC · night-moonlit →
1989-12-18 Cessna 172RG · Other · VMC · day →
1989-07-27 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1989-07-14 Cessna 177 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1988-05-30 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-11-25 Piper PA-28-140 · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1983-06-29 Piper PA-44-180 · Other · day →
1982-10-01 Piper PA-22 · Under/overshoot · 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
Keith Mcgill Plainfield IL 7 nm
Kevin Carlyle Lindsay Naperville IL 9 nm
Ronald Neal Ridenour Naperville IL 9 nm
Gregory Mark Wilson Oswego IL 12 nm
Jay Christopher Rud Aurora IL 13 nm
Matthew Edward Massey Yorkville IL 15 nm
Michael Louis Hudetz Batavia IL 17 nm
Logan Arlis West Chicago IL 18 nm
Alexander Quinn Waterloo Forest Park IL 20 nm
Devin John Macdonald Chicago IL 23 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
Luke Waksmundzki Romeoville IL 1 nm
Ulises Bonilla Romeoville IL 1 nm
Marc Anthony Sotelo Romeoville IL 1 nm
David James Okane Romeoville IL 1 nm
Rory Joseph Lotz Romeoville IL 1 nm
Daniel Luke Ford Romeoville IL 1 nm
Miguel Andre Turcios Bachez Romeoville IL 1 nm
Hubert Elsen Crest Hill IL 2 nm
Paul Roger Bourke Lockport IL 3 nm
Frank Joseph Gabriel Sr Lockport IL 3 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
Steven Gerard Zielinski Romeoville IL 1 nm
Jack Stanley Gunka Romeoville IL 1 nm
Kenneth Revis Peters Romeoville IL 1 nm
Lydia Ilise Walker Romeoville IL 1 nm
James Francis Downey Romeoville IL 1 nm
Neil Anthony Harski Romeoville IL 1 nm
John Allen Koepke Romeoville IL 1 nm
Curt L Parks Romeoville IL 1 nm
Christopher Lee Friedrich Romeoville IL 1 nm
Kenneth Florian Dorencz Romeoville IL 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 19 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 32 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 32 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 36 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 37 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 57 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 60 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 61 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 68 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 80 nm

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