IL78
Benoit Airport
Benoit Airport (IL78) is a general-aviation airfield serving Kankakee, Illinois. The field lies at 660 ft (201 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,000 ft (610 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK), 4 nm SW.
Benoit 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
- 660 ft (201 m)
- Coordinates
- 41.1311, -87.7923
- Serving
- Kankakee
- Region
- Illinois
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 2,000 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 | 2,000 ft610 m | 105 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.