🇺🇸 Greater Kankakee Airport

The Greater Kankakee Airport (IATA: IKK, ICAO: KIKK, FAA LID: IKK) is a public general aviation facility located three miles south of Kankakee, Illinois, United States. It is owned and operated by the Kankakee Valley Airport Authority. The airport opened in 1962, though the Kankakee Valley Airport Authority was established earlier to address the need for a larger airport capable of handling aircraft like the Douglas DC-3.

The airport covers 950 acres and has two asphalt runways: 4/22, measuring 5,981 by 100 feet, and 16/34, measuring 4,398 by 75 feet. There is no control tower, but a lighted wind indicator and segmented circle are present. Fuel (100LL, A) is available, and there is a fixed-base operator providing services such as general maintenance, catering, and hangars.

Notable features include a base for the Illinois National Guard's Company B, 106th Aviation Battalion and Company B(-), 935th Aviation Battalion, which operate UH-60 Black Hawk aviation companies. The airport has received funding for runway upgrades, including nearly $200,000 from the federal CARES Act in 2020 and $1.6 million from the Rebuild Illinois program.

As of August 2023, the airport had 50,000 aircraft operations annually, with 71 aircraft based there. The airport is open to the public and has an active construction notice. Deer and waterfowl are often present on and around the airport.

*Sources researched: nfdc.faa.gov, greaterkankakeeairport.com, en.wikipedia.org, pilotnav.com, globalair.com*