IL78
Benoit Airport
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Location Information for IL78
Coordinates: N41°7.87' / W87°47.53'
Located 03 miles E of Kankakee, Illinois. View all Airports in Illinois.
Estimated Elevation is 660 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Private Use
PERSONAL USE.
Activation Date:November 1990
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:None
A.R.T.C.C.:CHICAGO
F.S.S.:KANKAKEE
Sectional Chart:CHICAGO
AirspaceAnalysis:CONDITIONAL
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.
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
AWOS-3 at IKK (4.3 SW):128.475 815-939-4044
AWOS-AV at C56 (15.8 N):119.125 708-534-5256
AWOS-3PT at IGQ (27.0 NE):124.925 708-889-6319
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD IKK KANKAKEE 111.60 041°4.3
VOT EON PEOTONE 113.20 178°8.3
VOT CGT CHICAGO HEIGHTS 114.20 201°24.8
VOD JOT JOLIET 112.30 134°34.4
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD IK LUKOW 272 216°8.5
VOD VP SEDLY 212 064°45.6
VOD DN JULIP 332 166°51.9
VOD LA EARLE 401 141°54.1
Runway 18/36
Dimensions:2000 x 105 feet / 610 x 32 meters
Surface:Turf
Runway 18Runway 36
Coordinates:N41°8.03' / W87°47.54'N41°7.70' / W87°47.53'
Elevation: 660.0 660.0
Runway Heading: 179° True 359° True
Ownership Information
Ownership:Privately Owned
Owner:STEVE BENOIT
4250 E EXLINE CLUB ROAD
KANKAKEE, IL 60901
815-592-0290
Manager:STEVE BENOIT
4250 E EXLINE CLUB ROAD
KANKAKEE, IL 60901
815-592-0290
Other Remarks
  • TOWERS 1.5 MI NE.
  • FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
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IDNameHeading / Distance
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