# Benoit Airport (IL78)

**Benoit Airport** (FAA: IL78) is a small airport in Kankakee, Illinois, United States. It opened in Nov 1990. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/il78

## At a glance

- FAA: IL78
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Kankakee, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Nov 1990
- Elevation: 660 ft / 201 m
- Coordinates: 41.1311, -87.7923
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35246680
- Weather station: KIKK
- Ident: IL78

## Timeline

- Nov 1990: Benoit Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 105 ft / 32 m | Grass | 179° / 359° |  |

## 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 | 660 ft / 201 m | =24,155 of 43,403 | =11,586 in North America | =9,627 in US |
| Age | Opened 1990 | =9,671 of 15,079 | =7,452 in North America | =7,341 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [IKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kikk.md) Greater Kankakee Airport · 5.0 mi / 8.0 km
- [LL24](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll24.md) Sunset Acres Airport · 5.2 mi / 8.3 km
- [3KK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3kk.md) Kankakee Airport · 6.6 mi / 11 km
- [19LL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/19ll.md) Neiner Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [05IL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/05il.md) Classic Landings Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [7IL0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7il0.md) Mussman Airport · 15 mi / 24 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/il78/data