Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport

Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (FAA LID: 1C5) is a public airport in Bolingbrook, a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. 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.

History

The airport was originally a grass airstrip built by Oliver Boyd Clow in the 1950s. By 1989 it was named the best privately-owned, public use airport in Illinois. 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.

The airport was used as a location for the 1992 film Folks! with Tom Selleck and Don Ameche, which also had a cameo by O. Boyd Clow, the founder of the airport.

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.

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. The Fixed-Based Operator (FBO) at Clow is A&M Aviation.

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2007-07-05
Airport Identifier:	1C5
Airport Status:	Operational
Longitude/Latitude:	088-07-45.2300W/41-41-45.5080N -88.129231/41.695974 (Estimated)
Elevation:	670 ft / 204.22 m (Estimated)
Land:	205 acres
From nearest city:	0 nautical miles NW of Bolingbrook, IL
Location:	Will County, IL
Magnetic Variation:	02E (1965)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Publicly owned
Owner:	Village Of Bolingbrook
Address:	375 W Briarcliff Road Bolingbrook, IL 60440
Phone number:	630-226-8400
Manager:	Joseph Depaulo
Address:	130 S Clow Intl Parkway Bolingbrook, IL 60490
Phone number:	630-378-0479

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:	Open to public
Wind indicator:	Yes
Segmented Circle:	No
Control Tower:	No
Lighting Schedule:	DUSK-DAWN
Beacon Color:	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:	No
Sectional chart:	Chicago
Region:	AGL - Great Lakes
Traffic Pattern Alt:	600 ft
Boundary ARTCC:	ZAU - Chicago
Tie-in FSS:	IKK - Kankakee
FSS on Airport:	No
FSS Toll Free:	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:	IKK (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Federal Agreements:	N

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.900

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LLA
Airframe Repair:	MAJOR
Power Plant Repair:	MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:	NONE
Bulk Oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Radio Navigation Aids

Remarks

Based Aircraft

Operational Statistics

General Info
Country	United States
State	ILLINOIS
FAA ID	1C5
Time	UTC-6(-5DT)
Latitude	41.695975 41° 41' 45.51" N
Longitude	-88.129231 088° 07' 45.23" W
Elevation	670 feet 204 meters
Magnetic Variation	002° W (01/06)
Beacon	Yes
Operating Agency	U.S.CIVIL AIRPORT WHEREIN PERMIT COVERS USE BY TRANSIT MILITARY AIRCRAFT
Near City	Bolingbrook
Operating Hours	SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
Daylight Saving Time	Second Sunday in March at 0200 to first Sunday in November at 0200 local time (Exception Arizona and that portion of Indiana in the Eastern Time Zone)

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