Gentry Airport

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Polo Weather

Location

Latitude: 
41-59-27.1080N (41.990863)
Longitude: 
089-33-35.4000W (-89.559833)
Elevation: 
865.0 feet MSL (264 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
2.7 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
01 N.M. E of Polo, Illinois
Found On: 
Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
LOWELL GENTRY
406 W MICHIGAN AVE
URBANA, IL 61801
217-637-9010
SHIRLY GENTRY TRUST
11380 W. PINES ROAD
POLO, IL 61064
815-946-3142

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
11/1972
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): 
1865 feet (568 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 LL55

    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
    10.7 Dixon Municipal-Charles R Walgreen Field Airport
    (C73)
    151 154 100LL
    15.3 Albertus Airport
    (FEP KFEP FEP)
    356 359 100LL, Jet A
    15.8 Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field Airport
    (KSQI SQI)
    199 202 100LL, Jet A
    22.2 Rochelle Municipal/Koritz Field Airport
    (KRPJ RPJ)
    105 108 100LL, Jet A
    23.2 Freeport/Dornink Airport
    (IL47)
    359 362 80, 100LL
    24.0 Chicago/Rockford International Airport
    (RFD KRFD RFD)
    59 62 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    24.6 Bresson Airport
    (C82)
    123 126 100LL
    37.5 Monroe Municipal Airport
    (KEFT EFT)
    357 360 100LL, Jet A
    37.8 Poplar Grove Airport
    (C77)
    58 61 100LL
    38.3 De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport
    (KDKB DKB)
    94 97 100LL, Jet A-1+
    39.3 Foster Field Airport
    (IL28)
    316 318 100LL
    40.2 Beloit Airport
    (44C)
    40 43 100LL
    40.5 Hinckley Airport
    (0C2)
    108 111 80
    42.5 Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A Duncan Field Airport
    (VYS KVYS VYS)
    154 157 100LL, Jet A+
    44.2 Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport
    (JVL KJVL JVL)
    31 34 100LL, Jet A
    48.1 Dacy Airport
    (0C0)
    58 61 100LL
    49.3 Skydive Chicago Airport
    (8N2)
    135 138 100LL, Jet A
    50.2 Aurora Municipal Airport
    (AUZ KARR ARR)
    104 108 100, Jet A-1
    50.5 Kewanee Municipal Airport
    (KEZI EZI)
    201 203 100LL
    51.2 Cushing Field Ltd Airport
    (0C8)
    123 126 100LL, Mogas

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
    E111 N/S RWY AT 3/4MI RAID RANCH ARPT, IMPOSSIBLE TO PRESCRIBE TFC PATNS.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

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

    LL55 Airport Runway Details

    Runway E/W  2000 ft x 100 ft (610 m x 30 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway E

    Runway W

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Bottled Oxygen: 
    None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Mogas
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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