Waukegan National Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Waukegan Port District | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
Location | Waukegan, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 727 ft / 222 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°25′20″N 087°52′04″W / 42.42222°N 87.86778°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.waukeganairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Waukegan National Airport (IATA: UGN, ICAO: KUGN, FAA LID: UGN) is a public airport in Waukegan,[1] in Lake County, Illinois.[2] The airport is 40 miles (64 km) north of Chicago.[2] It was originally Waukegan Memorial Airport.[3] It has been operated by the Waukegan Port District since 1956 and is the second busiest airport in Illinois for international arrivals.[citation needed] In January 2014 under a FAA reclassification of many small airports, the airport was renamed Waukegan National Airport[1][4]
The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013,[5] categorized it as a reliever airport for Chicago O'Hare International Airport.[1]
Facilities
Waukegan National Airport covers 600 acres (240 ha) at an elevation of 727 feet (222 m). Its two runways are asphalt surfaces over concrete pavements: runway 5/23 is 6,000 feet long and 150 feet wide (1,829 x 46 m) and runway 14/32 is 3,751 feet long and 75 feet wide (1,143 x 23 m).[2]
In 2006 the airport had 69,007 aircraft operations, average 189 per day: 94% general aviation, 5% air taxi and 1% military. In January 2017, 162 aircraft were based at the airport: 93 single-engine, 24 multi-engine, 41 jet and 4 helicopter.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Waukegan National Airport. Waukegan Port District. Accessed 14 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for UGN PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective Jan 5, 2017.
- ^ Waukegan Memorial Airport, IL. Aviation Safety Network. Accessed 14 October 2009.
- ^ http://newssun.suntimes.com/news/25014920-418/faa-requires-name-change-for-waukegan-airport.html
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS): 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. October 1, 2008.
External links
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective August 8, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for UGN, effective August 8, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for UGN
- AirNav airport information for KUGN
- ASN accident history for UGN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
- OpenNav airport charts for KUGN