# Chicago Glider Club Gliderport (IL59)

**Chicago Glider Club Gliderport** (FAA: IL59) is a small airport in Channahon, Illinois, United States. It opened in Jul 1973. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/il59

## At a glance

- FAA: IL59
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Channahon, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Jul 1973
- Elevation: 590 ft / 180 m
- Coordinates: 41.4320, -88.2473
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35249303
- Weather station: KJOT
- Ident: IL59

## Timeline

- Jul 1973: Chicago Glider Club Gliderport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| E/W | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 250 ft / 76 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 590 ft / 180 m | =25,550 of 43,403 | =12,285 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Age | Opened 1973 | =6,831 of 15,079 | =4,972 in North America | =4,880 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [87IL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/87il.md) Bushby RLA Restricted Landing Area · 5.9 mi / 9.6 km
- [JOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjot.md) Joliet Regional Airport · 7.0 mi / 11 km
- [C09](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kc09.md) Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field · 8.9 mi / 14 km
- [LL51](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll51.md) Riley's Field · 12 mi / 19 km
- [5IL5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5il5.md) Hope Field · 13 mi / 21 km
- [IL68](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0500.md) Nettle Creek Landings Airport · 14 mi / 23 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/il59/data