56LL
Wade Airport
Wade Airport (56LL) is a general-aviation airfield serving Waterman, Illinois. The field lies at 810 ft (247 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 3,200 ft (975 m), grass and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Hinckley Airport (0C2), 3 nm ENE.
Wade Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 810 ft (247 m)
- Coordinates
- 41.7550, -88.7712
- Serving
- Waterman
- Region
- Illinois
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 3,200 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 18 points 180° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,200 ft975 m | 100 ft | Grass | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.