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Skydive Chicago Airport (FAA LID: 8N2) is a privately owned, public use airport located four miles northeast of Ottawa, Illinois. The airport is the centerpiece of the Skydive Chicago Resort . Camping, RV parking, and lodging are available to skydiving guests and an observation area, and café for the general public.
The airport is home to the 2002, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014 U.S. National Skydiving Championships and is set to host the 2024 Nationals. The resort hosted the 2016 World Championships of Skydiving - the largest skydiving event in the world. It is also home to World Vertical Formation and National Silver Formation Skydiving medalist teams. [10] [11]
In the year ending December 31, 2021 the airport had 47,565 aircraft operations, average 130 per day: 44% general aviation, 27% air taxi, 6% military and 22% airline. 142 aircraft at that time were based at this airport: 87 single-engine, 10 multi-engine, 33 jet, 2 helicopters, and 10 military. [1]
The USPA said four affiliated drop zones reported at least that many annual jumps in 2022, with the busiest coming in at just over 112,000. The average center, however, tallied fewer than 16,000 a ...
On February 23, 2011, Branson Airport's largest carrier at the time, AirTran Airways, announced additional flights from Branson to Baltimore, Chicago-Midway and Houston-Hobby. All flights were announced to be year round service. As of August, 2012, Branson Airport was served with six nonstop departures a day with more than 100 possible connections.
Roger Warren Nelson [1] (October 25, 1955 – June 7, 2003) was a skydiver, convicted drug smuggler, and founder of Skydive Chicago, one of the largest skydiving centers in the United States. [ 2 ] Freak Brothers
Starting in the early 1990s, the Chicago-area Tuskegee Airmen, Inc provided free airplane rides every month and aviation education to Chicago youth at Meigs Field. Thousands of children took their first airplane rides there until 2003. [11]
Air traffic will advise of any other aircraft or unsafe conditions in the area. From a typical jump altitude of 10,000 to 15,000 feet, it takes just over one minute for the skydiver to freefall to parachute opening altitudes of 4,000 to 2,000 feet above ground level ( AGL ).