# Wade Airport (56LL)

**Wade Airport** (FAA: 56LL) is a small airport in Waterman, Illinois, United States. It opened in Sep 1978. It has one runway, 3,200 ft (975 m) long, grass.

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

## At a glance

- FAA: 56LL
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Waterman, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Sep 1978
- Elevation: 810 ft / 247 m
- Coordinates: 41.7550, -88.7712
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 ft / 975 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35316357
- Weather station: KDKB
- Ident: 56LL

## Timeline

- Sep 1978: Wade Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,200 ft / 975 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,200 ft / 975 m | =14,838 of 29,858 | =5,849 in North America | =4,906 in US |
| Elevation | 810 ft / 247 m | =21,179 of 43,403 | =9,899 in North America | =8,124 in US |
| Age | Opened 1978 | =7,719 of 15,079 | =5,716 in North America | =5,618 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## 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/56ll/data