KUGN · UGN
Waukegan National Airport
Waukegan National Airport (KUGN / UGN) is a general-aviation airfield serving Chicago/Waukegan, Illinois. The field lies at 727 ft (222 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 6,001 ft (1,829 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Herbert C. Maas Airport (IL02), 3 nm NNW.
Waukegan National 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
- 727 ft (222 m)
- Coordinates
- 42.4222, -87.8679
- Serving
- Chicago/Waukegan
- Region
- Illinois
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways2 · longest 6,001 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 6,001 ft1,829 m | 150 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 14/32 | 3,750 ft1,143 m | 75 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.