Skydive Chicago Airport
8N2 · Ottawa, Illinois · La Salle County · map
Skydive Chicago Airport is a public-use airport owned by Ottawa Airport INC, 4 miles northeast of Ottawa, Illinois, 616 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 4,522 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Skydive Chicago Airport?
Its FAA code is 8N2.
Where is Skydive Chicago Airport?
It is 4 miles northeast of Ottawa, Illinois, 616 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Skydive Chicago Airport?
Its one runway, 03/21, is 4,522 feet long, asphalt.
Does Skydive Chicago Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Skydive Chicago Airport?
9 pilot examiners and 12 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Skydive Chicago Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8N2
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Ottawa Airport INC
- Elevation
- 616 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to dusk
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1998
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 4,522 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 21: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Illinois Valley Rgnl-Walter A Duncan Field (16 nm west), Morris Muni/James R Washburn Field (17 nm east), Aurora Municipal (27 nm northeast), Joliet Regional (29 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Illinois Valley Rgnl-Walter A Duncan Field (16 nm west), Morris Muni/James R Washburn Field (17 nm east), Dwight Airport (23 nm southeast), Aurora Municipal (27 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Illinois · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided the area 125 feet either side of runway centerline and 200 feet off runway ends is clear; any obstruction removed/lowered or thld displaced to provide a clear 20:1 approach; area 60 feet either side of runway centerline and 240 feet off runway ends is clear.
- 268 feet cellular tower 1/2 MI wsw of runway 03.
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - 122.725
- 7 feet crops 68 feet from runway end
- 7 feet shrub 67 feet from runway end.
- For noise abatement fly wide pattern runway 03.
- Extensive parachute actvty on and in the vicinity of airport.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ottawa from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Ottawa, Illinois: 9 turboprops, 4 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Illinois.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 7 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 12 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 6 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Joseph Lawrence Kinzer private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Peru, IL (16 nm) · (262) 573-6115 · [email protected]
- Thomas James Norton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Peru, IL (16 nm) · (407) 951-2901 · [email protected]
- Matthew Edward Massey private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Yorkville, IL (21 nm) · (815) 546-3664 · [email protected]
- Gregory Mark Wilson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Oswego, IL (27 nm) · (815) 474-0202 · [email protected]
- Jay Christopher Rud private pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · J.A. Flight Training · Aurora, IL (27 nm) · (815) 557-5221 · [email protected]
- Keith McGill private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Plainfield, IL (29 nm) · (815) 483-3931 · [email protected]
- Kevin Carlyle Lindsay private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Naperville, IL (35 nm) · (708) 655-4901 · [email protected]
- Ronald Neal Ridenour private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · Naperville, IL (36 nm) · (630) 854-9456 · [email protected]
All 42 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Ottawa 16 aircraft · 9 turboprops, 4 piston singles, 2 drones
- Eagle Air Transport INC 7 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,117 since 1982 · 250 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Illinois 103 landing places
- Illinois 8,050 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/8N2.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.