IL59
Chicago Glider Club Gliderport
Chicago Glider Club Gliderport (IL59) is a general-aviation airfield serving Channahon, Illinois. The field lies at 590 ft (180 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,000 ft (610 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Bushby RLA Restricted Landing Area (87IL), 5 nm N.
Movements are not attributed to this field. The nearest Alārium counts traffic for is Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK), 28 nm SE.
Location
- Elevation
- 590 ft (180 m)
- Coordinates
- 41.4320, -88.2473
- Serving
- Channahon
- Region
- Illinois
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 2,000 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway E is aligned by compass point only. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E/W | 2,000 ft610 m | 250 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- KC09Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field · 8 nm W
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 39
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.