🇺🇸 Lansing Municipal Airport

Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) is a public airport located approximately 21 miles south of Chicago, in Lansing, Cook County, Illinois, and is owned by the Village of Lansing. It is designated by the FAA as a Reliever Airport for the Chicago metropolitan region.

• The airport features two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 measuring 3,395 x 75 feet (1,035 x 23 meters) and 18/36 measuring 4,002 x 75 feet (1,220 x 23 meters). Extensions to Runway 18/36 totaling 1,900 feet are approved, which will extend it to a final length of 5,902 feet.
• KIGQ is primarily used for general aviation and air taxi operations. It is home to several flight schools and serves as a hub for student pilots. The airport also houses a blimp base that launches a quarter of the blimps covering Chicago sporting events.
• Historically, Lansing Municipal Airport is significant for its Historic Ford Hangar, built in 1927 by Henry Ford to produce and display Ford Tri-Motor airplanes. This hangar is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Aviation pioneers like Charles Lindbergh and Wiley Post also utilized the airport in the 1920s to promote aviation.