# Jackson Seaplane Base (IS79)

**Jackson Seaplane Base** (FAA: IS79) is a seaplane base in Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States. It opened in Oct 1981. It has one runway, 6,000 ft (1,829 m) long, water.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/is79

## At a glance

- FAA: IS79
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Oct 1981
- Elevation: 890 ft / 271 m
- Coordinates: 42.2367, -88.3523
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 6,000 ft / 1,829 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61667565
- Weather station: K06C
- Ident: IS79

## Timeline

- Oct 1981: Jackson Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10W/28W | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 400 ft / 122 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [DPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdpa.md) Dupage Airport · 23 mi / 38 km
- [PWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwk.md) Chicago Executive Airport · 25 mi / 40 km
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 29 mi / 47 km
- [ENW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kenw.md) Kenosha Regional Airport · 33 mi / 53 km
- [RFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krfd.md) Chicago Rockford International Airport · 38 mi / 62 km
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · 44 mi / 70 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/is79/data