Ruffatto Field Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 41-36-15.1070N (41.604196)
Longitude: 
 088-16-25.2400W (-88.273678)
Elevation: 
 663.0 feet MSL (202 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3.7 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. W of Plainfield, Illinois
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
MIKE RUFFATTO
782 IL ROUTE 126
PLAINFIELD, IL 60544
815-405-9954		 MIKE RUFFATTO
782 IL ROUTE 126
PLAINFIELD, IL 60544
815-405-9954

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1972
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1663 feet (507 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

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    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 LL51

    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
    6.8 Joliet Regional Airport
    (JOT KJOT JOT)    		 139 143 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    8.0 Lewis University Airport
    (LOT KLOT LOT)    		 88 92 100LL, Jet A
    8.5 Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport
    (1C5)    		 49 53 100LL, Jet A
    12.6 Morris Municipal/James R Washburn Field Airport
    (C09)    		 211 215 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    13.5 Aurora Municipal Airport
    (AUZ KARR ARR)    		 318 322 100, Jet A-1
    15.7 Cushing Field Ltd Airport
    (0C8)    		 251 254 100LL, Mogas
    18.2 Dupage Airport
    (DPA KDPA DPA)    		 3 7 100LL, Jet A
    21.7 Hinckley Airport
    (0C2)    		 297 300 80
    24.4 Schaumburg Regional Airport
    (06C)    		 18 22 100LL, Jet A
    25.8 Chicago Midway International Airport
    (MDW KMDW MDW)    		 64 68 100LL, Jet A-1+
    26.4 Skydive Chicago Airport
    (8N2)    		 242 245 100LL, Jet A
    27.7 De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport
    (KDKB DKB)    		 315 318 100LL, Jet A-1+
    27.7 Chicago O'hare International Airport
    (ORD KORD ORD)    		 36 40 100LL, Jet A
    29.3 Dwight Airport
    (KDTG DTG)    		 194 198 100LL
    30.0 Bult Field Airport
    (C56)    		 116 120 100LL, Jet A
    33.7 Lansing Municipal Airport
    (KIGQ IGQ)    		 96 100 100LL, Jet A
    34.3 Kankakee Airport
    (3KK)    		 151 155 100LL
    34.8 Chicago Exec Airport
    (PWK KPWK PWK)    		 28 32 100LL, Jet A-1+
    36.2 Lake In The Hills Airport
    (3CK)    		 356 360 100LL, Jet A
    37.3 Greater Kankakee Airport
    (IKK KIKK IKK)    		 148 152 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.
    A81-APT FOR MIRL RY N/S CALL 815-436-3835.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: N/S
    Longest Runway: N/S is 2000 ft (610 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    LL51 Airport Runway Details

    Runway N/S  2000 ft x 100 ft (610 m x 30 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

    Runway N

    Runway S
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Right

    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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