Aero Acres Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
41-02-17.0000N (41.038056)
Longitude: 
088-20-15.0000W (-88.3375)
Elevation: 
645.0 feet MSL (197 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
3.5 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. NW of Campus, Illinois
Found On: 
Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JOE SMOTHERS
31455 EAST 2800 NORTH RD
DWIGHT, IL 60420
815-483-5180
CHARLES BRADY
31085 E 2800N RD.
DWIGHT, IL 60420-8226
815-674-2930

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
02/1974
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1645 feet (501 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 815

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near IL51

    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
    7.3 Dwight Airport
    (KDTG DTG)
    321 325 100LL
    14.7 Pontiac Municipal Airport
    (KPNT PNT)
    242 245 100LL, Jet A
    19.4 Kankakee Airport
    (3KK)
    78 82 100LL
    22.3 Greater Kankakee Airport
    (IKK KIKK IKK)
    84 88 100LL, Jet A
    23.5 Morris Municipal/James R Washburn Field Airport
    (C09)
    351 355 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    29.7 Joliet Regional Airport
    (JOT KJOT JOT)
    14 18 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    29.9 Skydive Chicago Airport
    (8N2)
    316 319 100LL, Jet A
    31.3 Cushing Field Ltd Airport
    (0C8)
    337 340 100LL, Mogas
    33.5 Schertz Field Airport
    (9IS2)
    174 178 100LL, Mogas
    35.9 Lewis University Airport
    (LOT KLOT LOT)
    17 21 100LL, Jet A
    36.0 Bult Field Airport
    (C56)
    55 59 100LL, Jet A
    36.6 Paxton Airport
    (1C1)
    164 168 100LL, MOGAS
    39.2 Lowell Airport
    (C97)
    72 76 100LL
    40.6 Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport
    (1C5)
    13 17 100LL, Jet A
    41.3 Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A Duncan Field Airport
    (VYS KVYS VYS)
    297 300 100LL, Jet A+
    42.7 Central Il Regional/Bloomington-Normal Airport
    (BMI KBMI BMI)
    218 221 100LL, Jet A
    44.5 Aurora Municipal Airport
    (AUZ KARR ARR)
    352 356 100, Jet A-1
    45.5 Rantoul Ntl Avn Cntr-Frank Elliott Field Airport
    (KTIP TIP)
    168 172 100LL, Jet A
    47.0 Hinckley Airport
    (0C2)
    339 342 80
    47.1 Lansing Municipal Airport
    (KIGQ IGQ)
    50 54 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 09/27
    Longest Runway: 09/27 is 2600 ft (792 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    IL51 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 09/27  2600 ft x 275 ft (792 m x 84 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 07/18/2011
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 09

    Runway 27

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    PLINE PLINE
    Object Height: 
    120 34
    Distance from End: 
    3260 1200

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    High Pressure / Low Pressure
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    High Pressure / Low Pressure
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

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