Greater Kankakee Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorKankakee Valley Airport Authority
ServesKankakee, Illinois
Elevation AMSL629 ft / 192 m
Coordinates41°04′17″N 087°50′47″W / 41.07139°N 87.84639°W / 41.07139; -87.84639
Public transit accessBus transport SHOW Bus (dial-a-ride)
Websitewww.kvaa.com
Map
IKK is located in Illinois
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Location of airport in Illinois
IKK is located in the United States
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IKK (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 5,981 1,823 Asphalt
16/34 4,398 1,341 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations50,000
Based aircraft119

Greater Kankakee Airport (IATA: IKK, ICAO: KIKK, FAA LID: IKK) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Kankakee, a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

The airport was opened in 1962 and continues to operate as a general aviation facility serving the Kankakee area and South Chicago. It is 60 miles (97 km) south of Chicago and 75 miles (121 km) north of Champaign, Illinois. It is the largest airport between the Chicago Midway Airport and the Champaign Airport. Greater Kankakee is a general aviation airport, consisting of mostly private aircraft with a mix of corporate and business aircraft usage.

The airport is owned and operated by the Kankakee Valley Airport Authority. The authority has an appointed board of directors totaling six members: three members from the Kankakee County Board and one each from the communities of Kankakee, Bradley, and Bourbonnais.

The airport received $1.6 million from the State of Illinois as part of the Rebuild Illinois program during the COVID-19 pandemic. The airport planned to upgrade the airport's north–south runway and relocate one of the main taxiway ramps. Talks to upgrade these facilities had already been in the works for years as the airport aims to be able to accept larger aircraft on a more frequent basis by adding width and runway strength. Upgrades are expected to be completed in 2023.[3][4]

Facilities and aircraft

Greater Kankakee Airport covers an area of 950 acres (384 ha) at an elevation of 629 feet (192 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 4/22 is 5,981 by 100 feet (1,823 x 30 m) and 16/34 is 4,398 by 75 feet (1,341 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2011, the airport had 50,000 aircraft operations, an average of 136 per day: 92% general aviation, 6% military, and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 119 aircraft based at this airport: 74% single-engine, 13% ultralight, 9% multi-engine, 3% jet, and 2% helicopter.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for IKK PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on October 27, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Kankakee airport nets $1.6M from state". Daily Journal. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  4. ↑ "Kankakee airport eyes rise with major improvements". Daily Journal. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
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