KIKK · Greater Kankakee Airport

KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS · MEDIUM AIRPORT

630

Elevation ft

Runways

5,981

Longest ft · 04/22

41.07N

87.85W

Greater Kankakee Airport serves Kankakee, Illinois at 630 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 5,981 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
04/22	5,981 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
16/34	4,398 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 630 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	630 ft	2,561 ft	2,176 ft	3,265 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,830 ft	2,795 ft	2,303 ft	3,455 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,030 ft	3,029 ft	2,430 ft	3,644 ft
35°C afternoon	3,181 ft	3,058 ft	2,446 ft	3,668 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 5,981 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,668 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KIKK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KC56 Bult Field	20 nm N	5,002 ft
KC09 Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field	33 nm NW	5,501 ft
KLOT Lewis University Airport	34 nm N	6,500 ft
KPNT Pontiac Municipal Airport	36 nm W	5,000 ft
KGYY Gary/Chicago International Airport	38 nm NE	8,859 ft
KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport	43 nm N	6,522 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KIKK

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KIKK, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KIKK or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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