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Walnut Creek Airport

41.59330°N
-88.69170°W
ARR / DAY
4
▼ 32.4%
DEP / DAY
0
▼ 60.0%

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 3 total

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Go-arounds
0
✕
Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
3
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Return to field
0

Current weather

From KC09, 18 mi away (49IL does not publish METAR)

just now
Temp
75°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
METAR KC09 131723Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC018 24/23 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W

Runways

1 installed

2,200 FT MAX
09/27
2,200 ft × 100
TURF● LITLOW

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

09
60% of ops
111 land · 9 TO
27
40% of ops
75 land · 20 TO
Runway 09 carries 60% of operations (111 landings, 9 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 27 at 40%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

09 111 landings
UA 22%
27 75 landings
UA 13%
Approaches to 09 show a 22% unstable-approach rate (24 UA events from 111 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
3.7
flights/day · 110 total
Busy hour (local)
5pm
also 7pm · 6pm
Day vs night
60%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 5pm–6pm local, averaging 3.7 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.8× weekday (3.1 vs 4.0 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

40 · 37%
20 · 19%
14 · 13%
8 · 7%
5 · 5%
2 · 2%
Activity is led by (37% of 107 flights). Top three types: , , .

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZAU
Elevation:
666 ft
Mag var:
1° W
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