Channahon, US 🇺🇸 Closed Airport
US-11424
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600 ft
US-IL
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 41.4361° N, -88.248702° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: IL58
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The airport closed between the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was still listed as an active private field in 1996, but a 2002 aerial photograph shows the runway marked with closed 'X' symbols. This indicates the closure likely occurred around 2000-2002.
Economic factors driven by urban sprawl. The land, located in the growing Chicago suburbs, became significantly more valuable for residential real estate than for operating a small, private airfield. The subsequent development of a housing subdivision on the site confirms this.
The site of the former airport has been completely redeveloped into a residential neighborhood named the 'Hunter's Crossing' subdivision. The main road through the development, Hunter's Crossing Drive, was built directly over the path of the former runway. As a tribute to the site's past, several streets within the subdivision bear aviation-themed names, such as 'Cessna Drive' and 'Piper Drive'. No physical trace of the airport itself remains.
Aero Four Airport was a small, privately-owned general aviation airfield. Its FAA Location Identifier was 3LL3; the ICAO code 'US-11424' is a non-standard identifier from a specific database, not an official ICAO code. First appearing on aeronautical charts around 1970, it featured a single north/south turf runway (18/36) approximately 2,640 feet long. The airport served the local general aviation community, catering to recreational pilots and owners of light, single-engine aircraft. It held no major commercial or military significance but was a feature of the local Channahon landscape for about three decades.
There are zero plans or prospects for reopening Aero Four Airport. The land has been permanently and densely repurposed for residential housing, making any future aviation use impossible.