Waukegan National Airport

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. In January 2014 under a FAA reclassification of many small airports, the airport was renamed Waukegan National Airport[1][4]

Waukegan National Airport
USGS image - 17 April 1998
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerWaukegan Port District
ServesChicago, Illinois
LocationWaukegan, Illinois
Elevation AMSL727 ft / 222 m
Coordinates42°25′20″N 087°52′04″W
Websitewww.waukeganairport.com
Map
UGN
UGN
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
14/32 3,751 1,143 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2006)69,007
Based aircraft (2017)162
Source: airport website[1] and FAA[2]

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]

References
  1. Waukegan National Airport. Waukegan Port District. Accessed 14 October 2009.
  2. FAA Airport Master Record for UGN (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective Jan 5, 2017.
  3. Waukegan Memorial Airport, IL. Aviation Safety Network. Accessed 14 October 2009.
  4. http://newssun.suntimes.com/news/25014920-418/faa-requires-name-change-for-waukegan-airport.html
  5. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS): 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. October 1, 2008.
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