KUGN Waukegan National Airport
· 35 miles N of central business district of the associated city
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KUGN
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 728.1 ft
- Coordinates
- 42-25-19.7350N 087-52-04.4980W
- Lat / Long
- 42.4221486, -87.8679161
- Mag. variation
- 03W (2000)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 04/1947
- ARTCC
- CHICAGO CENTER
- FSS
- KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- UGN (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- CONTINUOUS
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- no
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- ATCTVT MALSR RWY 23; REIL RWY 05; HIRL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 14/32 TWY LGTS - CTAF. WHEN ATCT CLSD TO INCR INTST & ACTVT - CTAF
- International operations
- FOR US CUSTOMS 2 HRS MIN ADVN NOTICE RQRD MON-FRI 11:00 - 19:00 LCL & BY 4PM FRI FOR WKEND ARRS. CTC CBP (224)529-1468.
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KUGN
Runways
Longest 6,001 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 6001 x 150 ft. / 1829 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 95.0
Runway 5
- Heading
- 051 magnetic, 048 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 725.8 ft.
- Obstructions
- 12 ft. road, 281 ft. from runway, 502 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
Runway 23
- Heading
- 231 magnetic, 228 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 723.4 ft.
- Obstructions
- 1 ft. road, 245 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear
- Dimensions
- 3750 x 75 ft. / 1143 x 23 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 16.0
Runway 14
- Heading
- 147 magnetic, 144 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 489 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 727.9 ft.
- Obstructions
- 29 ft. road, 205 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
Runway 32
- Heading
- 327 magnetic, 324 true
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- no
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 712.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- APCH RATIO IS 26:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 6
Approaches — IAP 3
Arrivals — STAR 1
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 120.05
- Atis
- 132.4
- Wx Asos
- PHONE 847-782-0876
- Waukegan Ground
- 121.65 [0600-2000]
- Waukegan Tower
- 120.05 273.55 [0600-2000]
- Chicago Approach
- 120.55
- Chicago Departure
- 120.55
Services
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A 100LL:FUEL IS PRVDD BY A DOD CONTRACT. 100 LL AVBL 24HR WITH CREDIT CARD FM SELF SERVE PUMP ON TSNT RAMP.
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
Ownership
- Manager
- SKIP GOSS 2601 PLANE REST DRIVE WAUKEGAN, IL 60087 Phone 847-244-0055
- Manager phone
- 847-244-0055
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.