# Skydive Chicago Airport (8N2)

**Skydive Chicago Airport** (FAA: 8N2) is a small airport in Ottawa, Illinois, United States. It opened in Jun 1998. It has one runway, 4,522 ft (1,378 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k8n2

## At a glance

- FAA: 8N2
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Ottawa, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Jun 1998
- Elevation: 616 ft / 188 m
- Coordinates: 41.3998, -88.7939
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,522 ft / 1,378 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skydive_Chicago_Airport (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35303229
- Weather station: KVYS
- Ident: K8N2

## Timeline

- Jun 1998: Skydive Chicago Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 4,522 ft / 1,378 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt | 033° / 213° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,522 ft / 1,378 m | #8,058 of 29,858 | #3,008 in North America | #2,477 in US |
| Elevation | 616 ft / 188 m | =25,053 of 43,403 | =12,054 in North America | =10,035 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 |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.725 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.725 |

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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/k8n2/data