Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport

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Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: 1C5
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Village of Bolingbrook
Serves		Bolingbrook, Illinois
Elevation AMSL		670 ft / 204 m
Coordinates		41°41′46″N 088°07′45″W / 41.69611, -88.12917
Website		www.ClowAirport.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
18/36	3,362	1,025	Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations			50,000
Based aircraft			145
Source: FAA^[1] and airport web site^[2]

Runway diagram

Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (FAA LID: 1C5) is a public airport in Bolingbrook, a village in Will County, Illinois, United States.^[1] Located 29 miles (46 km) southwest of the Chicago Loop, it is a small general aviation facility catering to private pilots, students, and commuter aircraft. It is also the location of the Illinois Aviation Museum at Bolingbrook.

Clow features a $100 hamburger diner, Charlie's Restaurant, which serves breakfast and lunch.

1 History
2 Facilities and aircraft
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The airport was originally a grass airstrip built by Oliver Boyd Clow in the 1950's. By 1989 it was named the best privately-owned, public use airport in Illinois.^[3] The airport was acquired by the Village of Bolingbrook in 2004. The village intends to expand the airport, which will include steps such as widening the runway, adding runway, taxiway, and landing glidepath lighting.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport covers an area of 205 acres (83 ha) and contains one runway designated 18/36 with a 3,362 x 50 ft. (1,025 x 15 m) asphalt pavement.^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 50,000 aircraft operations, an average of 136 per day: 96% general aviation and 4% air taxi. There are 145 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine, 10% ultralight, 3% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.^[1]