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Aurora Municipal Airport (ARR)
General
Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 04/01/1966, Runways: 3, Land Area Covered By Airport: 1100 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 04506.*A, Location ID: ARR, Region: Great Lakes, District Office: CHI, Unicom Frequency: 122.950 Hz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 120.600 Hz, Aeronautical sectional chart: Chicago, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: IKK, Tie-In FSS Name: Kankakee, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 712 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2008-01-12), Air traffic control tower: Yes, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCG, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAU, Boundary ARTCC Name: Chicago, Airspace Determination: No Objection, Federal Agreements: NGY, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: ARR, Last Inspection Date: 06/26/2007, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: State
Location
State: Illinois, County: Kane, City: Aurora, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 46' 18.900'', Lng: -88° 28' 32.400'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.771917, Lng: -88.475667, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2008-01-12), Distance from central business district: 38 mi (W), Find on map >>
Operations
Period: 05/31/2006 - 05/31/2007, Air Taxi Operations: 739, Itinerant Operations: 32,911, Local Operations: 32,390, Military Operations: 542
Aircraft
Single Engine Aircraft: 194, Multi Engine Aircraft: 48, Jet Engine Aircraft: 16, Helicopters: 1
Additional
Fuel Types: 100 A1, Magnetic Variation: 1W (Year 1990), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Bottled Oxygen Type: High/Low pressure, Bulk Oxygen Type: High/Low pressure, Lighting Schedule: Dusk-Dawn, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: No, Other services: AFRT,AVNCS,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Mercy Center For Health Care Services Heliport (IL21)
General
Type: Heliport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 10/01/1968, Runways: 1, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Private, Site Number: 04401.17*H, Location ID: IL21, Region: Great Lakes, District Office: CHI, Aeronautical sectional chart: Chicago, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: IKK, Tie-In FSS Name: Kankakee, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 700 ft, Elevation determination method: Estimated, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCG, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAU, Boundary ARTCC Name: Chicago, Airspace Determination: Conditional, NOTAM Service: No, Inspection Group: Owner, Inspection Method: 5010-2 Private use mail out program
Location
State: Illinois, County: Kane, City: Aurora, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 47' 12.104'', Lng: -88° 19' 26.260'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.786696, Lng: -88.323961, GPS determination method: Estimated, Distance from central business district: 1 mi (NW), Find on map >>
Additional
Magnetic Variation: 1W (Year 1985), Beacon Color: Clear-green-yellow (heliport), Lighting Schedule: Dusk-Dawn, Used for medical purposes: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Wind direction indicator: Yes, Segmented circle airport marker system: No
Remarks
Airspace Determination: PRVDD ALL APCH/DEP RTE HELI OPNS ARE CONDD IN AN AREA FM 160-190, 350-010 DEG CLKWS USING TD PAD AS CNTR OF A COMPASS ROSE. TKOF/LNDG AREA APROPLY MKD & LGTD, NON-OBSTG WIND INDCR MAINTD ADJ TO TKOF/LNDG AREA.
