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The Kankakee Valley Airport Authority was developed to address this issue. [3] In 1959, the Kankakee Valley Airport Authority selected a new site for an updated airport facility. The groundbreaking ceremony at the new site was held in May 1961, and the new airport opened in 1962. [3] [4]
This is a list of airports in Illinois (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as previously public-use airports, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Downers Grove is in a humid continental climate zone. On average, January is the coldest month, while July is the warmest month. August typically has the most precipitation, and February the least. The record high for Downers Grove was 105 °F (41 °C) in July 2005, and the record low of −26 °F (−32 °C) was set in January 1985. [17]
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Kankakee Valley Park District has 37 parks, comprising a total of 600 acres (2.4 km 2). Facilities include an indoor ice skating rink, a recreation center, dog park, campground and a 72 boat slip marina on the Kankakee River. Fishing is plentiful as the district has 13 riverfront parks as well as a 5-acre (2.0 ha) stocked quarry.
Kankakee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census , it has a population of 107,502. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Kankakee . [ 2 ]
Kankakee Airport covers an area of 280 acres (113 ha) at an elevation of 625 feet (190 m) above mean sea level.It has two runways with turf surfaces: 9/27 is 2,644 by 300 feet (806 x 91 m) and 18/36 is 2,564 by 200 feet (782 x 61 m).
The airport received money from the Rebuild Illinois program, designed in 2021 to help airports complete upgrades and stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic, to rehabilitate parking lots, the entrance road, and perimeter roadways. In late 2022, the airport authority approved plans to upgrade hangars and other facilities. [12] [13]