Friends Field Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 41-28-53.3800N (41.481494)
Longitude: 
 088-42-18.2500W (-88.705069)
Elevation: 
 621.0 feet MSL (189 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3.3 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. E of Serena, Illinois
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
KEVIN BROWN
2430 EAST US HWY 52
SERENA, IL 60549
708-557-4394		 GEORGIA & DAVID BROWN TRUST
6 LINCOLN ROAD
OTTAWA, IL 61350
815-434-6074

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 12/2016
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1621 feet (494 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

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    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Kankakee(IKK)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 7IL9

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    5.0 Cushing Field Ltd Airport
    (0C8)    		 62 65 100LL, Mogas
    6.3 Skydive Chicago Airport
    (8N2)    		 219 222 100LL, Jet A
    13.3 Morris Municipal/James R Washburn Field Airport
    (C09)    		 104 108 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    17.4 Hinckley Airport
    (0C2)    		 0 3 80
    20.2 Aurora Municipal Airport
    (AUZ KARR ARR)    		 30 34 100, Jet A-1
    21.6 Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A Duncan Field Airport
    (VYS KVYS VYS)    		 248 251 100LL, Jet A+
    23.9 Joliet Regional Airport
    (JOT KJOT JOT)    		 84 88 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    24.1 Dwight Airport
    (KDTG DTG)    		 150 154 100LL
    24.5 Bresson Airport
    (C82)    		 313 316 100LL
    27.1 De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport
    (KDKB DKB)    		 359 362 100LL, Jet A-1+
    28.4 Lewis University Airport
    (LOT KLOT LOT)    		 74 78 100LL, Jet A
    28.9 Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport
    (1C5)    		 63 67 100LL, Jet A
    29.8 Rochelle Municipal/Koritz Field Airport
    (KRPJ RPJ)    		 325 328 100LL, Jet A
    32.7 Dupage Airport
    (DPA KDPA DPA)    		 38 42 100LL, Jet A
    33.6 Pontiac Municipal Airport
    (KPNT PNT)    		 173 176 100LL, Jet A
    39.4 Dixon Municipal-Charles R Walgreen Field Airport
    (C73)    		 302 305 100LL
    40.7 Schaumburg Regional Airport
    (06C)    		 41 45 100LL, Jet A
    41.4 Marshall County Airport
    (C75)    		 228 231 100LL, UL94
    42.3 Kankakee Airport
    (3KK)    		 122 126 100LL
    45.9 Greater Kankakee Airport
    (IKK KIKK IKK)    		 122 126 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
    A51-18 CLEARANCE TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 2170 ft (661 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    7IL9 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 18/36  2170 ft x 100 ft (661 m x 30 m)
    Runway Length Source:  STATE as of 11/02/2016
    Surface:  Turf - Good condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    		 PLINE
    Object Height: 
    		 20
    Object Marked/Lighted?: 
    		 Marked
    Distance from End: 
    		 200
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 100

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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