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Ruder Airport Private

59IL · Maple Park, IL · 855 ft elevation · var 0W · Towered

Airport information

FAA LID
59IL
Coordinates
41.9258, -88.6464
Elevation
855 ft MSL
Magnetic variation
0W
Sectional chart
CHICAGO
Airport use
Private
Control tower
Yes
ARTCC
CHICAGO (ZAU)
Flight service (FSS)
KANKAKEE
Attendance
UNATNDD
Segmented circle
No
Wind indicator
yes
Activated
1968/10
Distance from city
2 NW

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20

EventLocal (CDT)UTC
Morning civil twilight
Loggable night ends
04:45 AM09:45Z
Sunrise05:19 AM10:19Z
Sunset08:33 PM01:33Z
Evening civil twilight
Loggable night begins
09:08 PM02:08Z
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:08 PM → 04:45 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:33 PM → 04:19 AM

Plan a flight from 59IL

Runway 09/27

2,200 ft × 70 ft · Turf
09
Heading
n/a
Traffic pattern
Right
Displaced threshold
225 ft
27
Heading
n/a
Traffic pattern
Left

Nearby navigation aids

NavAidTypeFreqRadial / Dist magnetic
DPA · Du PageVOR-DME108.40r277° / 13.4 NM
JOT · JolietVORTAC112.30r325° / 27.1 NM
RFD · RockfordVOR-DME110.80r125° / 30.5 NM
OBK · NorthbrookVOR-DME113.00r242° / 35.7 NM
PLL · PoloVOR-DME111.20r090° / 39.3 NM

No published instrument procedures or Chart Supplement for 59IL. VFR sectional link above.

Services

Airframe service
MINOR
Powerplant service
NONE

Ownership & management

Owner
EUGENE D. RUDER
20132 AIRPORT ROAD, MAPLE PARK, IL
815-895-9274
Manager
EUGENE RUDER
20132 AIRPORT ROAD, MAPLE PARK, IL
815-895-9274

Remarks FAA

  • AREA 125 FT EITHER SIDE OF CNTRLN & 200 FT OFF RY ENDS CLEAR OF ANY OBSTN; OBSTN IN RY APCH SLOPE REMOVED/LOWERED OR RY THR DSPLCD & MKD TO PRVD MIN 20:1 APCH CLNC OVER OBSTN; RGT TFC RY 09 ARRIVING & DEPARTING TFC MONITOR & TRANSMIT POSITION INFO ON DEKALB ARPT CTAF.
  • OWNER DESIRES CHARTING.
  • FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.

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