Lewis University Airport

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Lewis University Airport
IATA: LOT – ICAO: KLOT – FAA: LOT
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner/Operator		Joliet Regional Port Dist.
Serves		Chicago
Location		Romeoville, Illinois
Elevation AMSL		680 ft / 207 m
Coordinates		41°36′26″N, 088°05′46″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
2/20	5,100	1,554	Concrete
9/27	5,697	1,736	Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations			104,000
Based aircraft			203
Source: FAA[1] and airport website[2]

Lewis University Airport (IATA: LOT, ICAO: KLOT, FAA LID: LOT) is a public airport located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Chicago, in the village of Romeoville in Will County, Illinois, United States.^[1] The Joliet Regional Port District assumed ownership of the airport in 1989.^[2]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Lewis University Airport covers an area of 732 acres (296 ha) which contains two runways: ^[1]

• Runway 2/20: 5,100 x 100 ft. (1,554 x 30 m), Surface: Concrete
• Runway 9/27: 5,697 x 75 ft. (1,736 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

For 12-month period ending 12/31/2005 the airport had 104,000 aircraft operations, an average of 284 per day: 96% general aviation (100,000) and 4% air taxi (4,000). There are 203 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single engine (171), 10% multi engine (21), 4% jet aircraft (9) and 1% helicopters (2). ^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} FAA Airport Master Record for LOT (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 03/15/2007
2. ^ ^{a b} Lewis University Airport (official website)

[edit] External links

• Lewis University Airport at WikiMapia
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KLOT
  • ASN accident history for LOT
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLOT