Benoit Airport (IL78)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	IL78
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	87°47'31.9250" W / 41°7'52.0250" N -87.792201 / 41.131118 (Estimated)
Elevation	660.00 ft / 201.17 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	3 nautical miles E of Kankakee, IL
Location	Kankakee County, IL
Magnetic Variation	01W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	STEVE BENOIT
Address	4250 E EXLINE CLUB ROAD KANKAKEE, IL 60901
Phone number	815-592-0290
Manager	STEVE BENOIT
Address	4250 E EXLINE CLUB ROAD KANKAKEE, IL 60901
Phone number	815-592-0290

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Sectional chart	CHICAGO
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Responsible ARTCC	ZAU - CHICAGO
Tie-in FSS	IKK - KANKAKEE
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions	2000 x 105 ft (610 x 32 m)
Surface	TURF
Surface treatment

	18	36
Alignment	179°	359°
Physical elevation	660.00 ft	660.00 ft
Coordinates	41.133861 / -87.792292	41.128375 / -87.792111
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
IKK	DME	KANKAKEE	53X	111.60		4.3 nm
PNT	DME	PONTIAC	33X	109.60		46.6 nm
IK	NDB	LUKOW		272.00	04W	8.5 nm
VP	NDB	SEDLY		212.00	02W	45.6 nm
JOT	VOR/DME	JOLIET	70X	112.30	02E	34.5 nm
RBS	VOR/DME	ROBERTS	115X	116.80	02E	37.1 nm
EON	VORTAC	PEOTONE	79X	113.20	02E	8.3 nm
CGT	VORTAC	CHICAGO HEIGHTS	89X	114.20	02E	24.9 nm
BVT	VORTAC	BOILER	98X	115.10	01E	47.7 nm

Remarks

• TOWERS 1.5 MI NE.
• FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
• PRVDD OBSTNS IN RY APCH SLOPE SFC BE REMOVED OR LOWERED; OTHERWISE RY THR DSPLCD & MKD TO PRVD MINIMUM 20:1 APCH SFC CLNC OVER OBSTNS; AREA 125' EITHER SIDE OF RY CNTRLN CLEAR OF OBSTNS; LTR OF AGREEMENT WITH BENOIT & MC CLURE ARPTS TO THE EFFECT THAT MC CLURE TFC PATTERNS BE WEST OF N/S RY.