Lewis University Airport

Lewis University Airport
IATA: LOT – ICAO: KLOT – FAA LID: LOT
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Joliet Regional Port Dist.
Serves Chicago, Romeoville, Illinois
Location Romeoville, Illinois
Elevation AMSL 680 ft / 207 m
Coordinates 41°36′26″N 088°05′46″W / 41.60722°N 88.09611°W / 41.60722; -88.09611
Map
LOT
LOT

Location of airport in Illinois/United States

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 6,500 1,981 Concrete
9/27 5,696 1,736 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 104,000
Based aircraft 203
Source: FAA[1] and airport website[2]

Lewis University Airport (IATA: LOT, ICAO: KLOT, FAA LID: LOT) is a public airport located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Chicago, in the village of Romeoville in Will County, Illinois, United States.[1] The Joliet Regional Port District assumed ownership of the airport in 1989.[2] The National Weather Service Chicago, Illinois (Chicago Forecast Office) is adjacent to the airport.

History

Lewis University Airport was the original base for Clarence A. "Clancy" Hess's operation "Wings of Hope".[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Lewis University Airport covers an area of 1,000 acres (400 ha) which contains two runways:[1]

For 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 the airport had 104,000 aircraft operations, an average of 284 per day: 96% general aviation (100,000) and 4% air taxi (4,000). There are 203 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single engine (171), 10% multi engine (21), 4% jet aircraft (9) and 1% helicopters (2).[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for LOT (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 15 March 2007
  2. 1 2 Lewis University Airport (official website)
  3. ↑ AOPA pilot: 67. February 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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