Lewis University Airport
Lewis University Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Joliet Regional Port Dist. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Chicago, Romeoville, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Romeoville, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 680 ft / 207 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°36′26″N 088°05′46″W / 41.60722°N 88.09611°W | ||||||||||||||
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Lewis University Airport (IATA: LOT, ICAO: KLOT, FAA LID: LOT) is a public airport located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Chicago, in the village of Romeoville in Will County, Illinois, United States.[1] The Joliet Regional Port District assumed ownership of the airport in 1989.[2] The National Weather Service Chicago, Illinois (Chicago Forecast Office) is adjacent to the airport.
History
Lewis University Airport was the original base for Clarence A. "Clancy" Hess's operation "Wings of Hope".[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Lewis University Airport covers an area of 1,000 acres (400 ha) which contains two runways:[1]
- Runway 2/20: 6,500 x 100 ft (1,981 x 30 m), Surface: Concrete
- Runway 9/27: 5,696 x 75 ft (1,736 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
For 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 the airport had 104,000 aircraft operations, an average of 284 per day: 96% general aviation (100,000) and 4% air taxi (4,000). There are 203 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single engine (171), 10% multi engine (21), 4% jet aircraft (9) and 1% helicopters (2).[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for LOT PDF, retrieved 15 March 2007
- ^ a b Lewis University Airport (official website)
- ^ AOPA pilot: 67. February 2014.
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External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for LOT
- AirNav airport information for KLOT
- ASN accident history for LOT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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