DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport
41°56′01.8033″N 088°42′20.471″W / 41.933834250°N 88.70568639°W
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of DeKalb | ||||||||||||||
| Location | DeKalb, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 914 ft / 279 m | ||||||||||||||
| Website | [1] | ||||||||||||||
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DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport (ICAO: KDKB, FAA LID: DKB) which opened in April 1944, is a general aviation airport and is situated on 920 acres (3.7 km2) at an elevation of 914 ft (279 m) and located two miles (3.2 km) east of DeKalb, Illinois, United States. DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport is located approximately 60 mi (97 km) west of Chicago. The airport is open 24 hours a day and is owned by the city of DeKalb.
History
During World War II, the U.S. Navy built the airport in DeKalb, IL. During the 1940s, Wurlitzer and GE built twin-engine armed drones there. The drones were remote controlled, had a TV camera in the nose, and a rotary dial was used to steer them from another aircraft. The drones were built, tested, and boxed at the DeKalb Airport and were shipped to the South Pacific, where they were used against the enemy during World War II.
After the war, the City of DeKalb purchased the airport. Willard Rue "Pete" Taylor was a pilot, aircraft salesman and aircraft mechanic from DeKalb who had a flying business on the airport. He was a prominent DeKalb citizen, who served as a DeKalb Alderman, served on serveral city committees, and was influential in the airport’s and community’s history. In 2000, Pete Taylor was inducted into the Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame and in his honor, the city of DeKalb renamed the airport to DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport.[1][2]
Airport Operational Statistics
In 2007, there were an average of 74 daily aircraft operations: 73% transient general aviation, 23% local general aviation and 4% air taxi operations. In September 2016, there were 75 aircraft based at this airport: 67 single-engine, 7 multi-engine and 1 helicopter.[3]
Runways
KDKB has two runways: runway 2/20 measures 7,026 ft x 100 ft (2,142 m x 30 m) and runway 9/27 measures 4,201 ft x 75 ft (1,280 m x 23 m). Furthermore, all runways are surfaced with asphalt and grooved.[4] Runway 02 is equipped with an instrument landing system (ILS), which allows for instrument approaches. Moreover, GPS approaches can be made to all runways.[3][5] Runway 2/20 is fully suitable for take-offs of corporate aircraft, such as the Boeing Business Jet, for non-stop flights to Europe and China.[3][6]
Fixed-Base Operator
DeKalb Flight Center, which is the airport's fixed-base operator (FBO), provides a wide range of airport services, including the following: Aviation fuel Avgas 100LL, Jet A, aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), aircraft de-icing, hangars, hangar leasing / sales, GPU / power cart, flight training, charter services, aircraft rental and aircraft parts.[7] Furthermore, wireless LAN (WLAN) access is available to all DeKalb Flight Center customers.
References
- ^ ″Flying high: On the record ... with Tom Cleveland" in The Midweek, Dec. 16, 2014 -- https://www.midweeknews.com/2014/12/12/flying-high/a75tihu/
- ^ "Willard Rue "Pete" Taylor on Findagrave.com".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c http://www.dekalbairport.com/aboutus.htm
- ^ http://www.dekalbairport.com/facilities.htm
- ^ http://www.airnav.com/airport/KDKB
- ^ http://www.jetadvisors.com/aircrafts/bbj.htm
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for DKB
- AirNav airport information for DKB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for DKB
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