Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport

Bolingbrook's
Clow International Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 1C5
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Village of Bolingbrook
Serves Bolingbrook, Illinois
Elevation AMSL 670 ft / 204 m
Coordinates 41°41′46″N 088°07′45″W / 41.69611°N 88.12917°W / 41.69611; -88.12917
Website www.bbclowairport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 3,362 1,025 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 50,000
Based aircraft 145
Source: FAA[1] and airport web site[2]
Runway diagram

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

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.[3] 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.[1]

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.[1] The Fixed-Based Operator (FBO) at Clow is A&M Aviation.[4]

Illinois Aviation Museum

The airport is also the location of the Illinois Aviation Museum at Bolingbrook that includes a collection of restored and replica aircraft.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for 1C5 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  2. ↑ Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport, official site
  3. ↑ Illinois Aviation Museum at Bolingbrook
  4. ↑ http://www.aandmaviation.com/index.html

External links

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