# Compass Rose Airport (LL87)

**Compass Rose Airport** (FAA: LL87) is a small airport in Rockton, Illinois, United States. It opened in Mar 1969. It has one runway, 1,900 ft (579 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll87

## At a glance

- FAA: LL87
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Rockton, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Mar 1969
- Elevation: 970 ft / 296 m
- Coordinates: 42.4548, -88.9049
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,900 ft / 579 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35250225
- Weather station: KJVL
- Ident: LL87

## Timeline

- Mar 1969: Compass Rose Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NE/SW | 1,900 ft / 579 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,900 ft / 579 m | =25,683 of 29,858 | =12,564 in North America | =11,086 in US |
| Elevation | 970 ft / 296 m | =18,253 of 43,403 | =8,177 in North America | =6,564 in US |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =4,280 in North America | =4,191 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [56IL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/56il.md) Lee Creek Airport · 1.6 mi / 2.6 km
- [44C](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k44c.md) Beloit Airport · 4.4 mi / 7.0 km
- [12IL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-13062.md) Nichols Aero Airport · 4.6 mi / 7.4 km
- [LL94](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll94.md) Mc Curdy Airport · 5.0 mi / 8.1 km
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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/ll87/data