Waukegan National Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Waukegan Port District | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Waukegan, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 727 ft / 222 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°25′20″N 087°52′04″W / 42.42222°N 87.86778°WCoordinates: 42°25′20″N 087°52′04″W / 42.42222°N 87.86778°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.waukeganairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Waukegan National Airport (IATA: UGN, ICAO: KUGN, FAA LID: UGN) is a public airport in Waukegan,[1] in Lake County, Illinois.[2] The airport is 40 miles (64 km) north of Chicago.[2] It was originally Waukegan Memorial Airport.[3] It has been operated by the Waukegan Port District since 1956 and is the second busiest airport in Illinois for international arrivals.[citation needed] In January 2014 under a FAA reclassification of many small airports, the airport was renamed Waukegan National Airport[1][4]
The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013,[5] categorized it as a reliever airport for Chicago O'Hare International Airport.[1]
Facilities[]
Waukegan National Airport covers 600 acres (240 ha) at an elevation of 727 feet (222 m). Its two runways are asphalt surfaces over concrete pavements: runway 5/23 is 6,000 feet long and 150 feet wide (1,829 x 46 m) and runway 14/32 is 3,751 feet long and 75 feet wide (1,143 x 23 m).[2]
In 2006 the airport had 69,007 aircraft operations, average 189 per day: 94% general aviation, 5% air taxi and 1% military. In January 2017, 162 aircraft were based at the airport: 93 single-engine, 24 multi-engine, 41 jet and 4 helicopter.[2]
Incidents and accidents[]
- The 2000 Zion mid-air collision, which occurred on February 8, 2000, involved the crash of two private aircraft that were trying to land at the airport, killing three and injuring five, including broadcaster Bob Collins.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Waukegan National Airport. Waukegan Port District. Accessed 14 October 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for UGN PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective Jan 5, 2017.
- ^ Waukegan Memorial Airport, IL. Aviation Safety Network. Accessed 14 October 2009.
- ^ http://newssun.suntimes.com/news/25014920-418/faa-requires-name-change-for-waukegan-airport.html
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS): 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. October 1, 2008.
External links[]
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective September 9, 2021
- FAA Terminal Procedures for UGN, effective September 9, 2021
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for UGN
- AirNav airport information for KUGN
- ASN accident history for UGN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
- OpenNav airport charts for KUGN
- Airports in Lake County, Illinois
- Waukegan, Illinois