# Lee Creek Airport (56IL)

**Lee Creek Airport** (FAA: 56IL) is a small airport in Caledonia, Illinois, United States. It opened in Jun 1998. It has one runway, 2,200 ft (671 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/56il

## At a glance

- FAA: 56IL
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Caledonia, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Jun 1998
- Elevation: 967 ft / 295 m
- Coordinates: 42.4622, -88.8751
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,200 ft / 671 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35274162
- Weather station: KJVL
- Ident: 56IL

## Timeline

- Jun 1998: Lee Creek Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,200 ft / 671 m | 70 ft / 21 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,200 ft / 671 m | =22,925 of 29,858 | =10,720 in North America | =9,336 in US |
| Elevation | 967 ft / 295 m | =18,307 of 43,403 | =8,211 in North America | =6,596 in US |
| Age | Opened 1998 | =10,861 of 15,079 | =8,506 in North America | =8,390 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [LL90](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll90.md) McCurdy Strip · 1.7 mi / 2.7 km
- [44C](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k44c.md) Beloit Airport · 5.3 mi / 8.6 km
- [12IL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-13062.md) Nichols Aero Airport · 5.9 mi / 9.5 km
- [LL94](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll94.md) Mc Curdy Airport · 6.6 mi / 11 km
- [09LL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/09ll.md) Pine Hill Airport · 6.7 mi / 11 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/56il/data