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19-583: IKK may refer to: IκB kinase , an enzyme Greater Kankakee Airport Ikk (film) , a 2021 Indian film Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title IKK . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IKK&oldid=1059443983 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

38-490: A new site for an updated airport facility. The groundbreaking ceremony at the new site was held in May 1961, and the new airport opened in 1962. The airport received airline service to O'Hare International Airport onboard Air Wisconsin starting in 1968. Greater Kankakee Airport covers an area of 950 acres (384 ha ) at an elevation of 629 feet (192 m) above mean sea level . It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 4/22

57-413: A surface maintenance bay, a kitchen facility and a 6,000-square-foot assembly hall. There is also a 121,200-square-foot facility that includes a maintenance hangar, a storage hangar, supporting maintenance shops, classrooms and administrative space as well as exterior lighting, fencing, parking areas and roadway, and a fuel storage and dispensing system. For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2023,

76-411: A wide variety of aircraft: light and ultra-light aircraft, sport aircraft , homebuilt aircraft , business aircraft (like private jets ), gliders and helicopters . Flights can be carried out under both visual flight and instrument flight rules, and can use controlled airspace with permission. The majority of the world's air traffic falls into the category of general aviation, and most of

95-457: Is 5,981 by 100 feet (1,823 x 30 m) and 16/34 is 4,398 by 75 feet (1,341 x 23 m). The airplane has a fixed-based operator that sells fuel . Services include general maintenance , catering , hangars, and courtesy transportation; amenities include conference rooms, pilot supplies, a crew lounge, and more. In 2020, the airport received nearly $ 200,000 for runway upgrades through the federal CARES Act . The airport received $ 1.6 million from

114-625: Is defined as specialized aviation services for other purposes. However, for statistical purposes, ICAO uses a definition of general aviation which includes aerial work. General aviation thus represents the " private transport " and recreational components of aviation, most of which is accomplished with light aircraft . The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) defines civil aviation aircraft operations in three categories: General Aviation (GA), Aerial Work (AW) and Commercial Air Transport (CAT). Aerial work operations are separated from general aviation by ICAO by this definition. Aerial work

133-458: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Greater Kankakee Airport The airport was opened in 1962 and continues to operate as a general aviation facility serving the Kankakee area and South Chicago. It is 60 miles (97 km) south of Chicago and 75 miles (121 km) north of Champaign, Illinois . It is the largest airport between

152-628: Is home to a base of the Illinois National Guard’s Company B, 106th Aviation Battalion and Company B(-), 935th Aviation Battalion in addition to two UH-60 Black Hawk aviation companies. The companies were originally based at Chicago's Midway International Airport but left because they needed more space. A 64,000-squre-foot readiness center was built at the Greater Kankakee Airport and includes office space, classrooms, locker rooms, restrooms and supply warehousing, as well as

171-588: Is when an aircraft is used for specialized services such as agriculture, construction, photography, surveying, observation and patrol, search and rescue, and aerial advertisement. However, for statistical purposes ICAO includes aerial work within general aviation, and has proposed officially extending the definition of general aviation to include aerial work, to reflect common usage. The proposed ICAO classification includes instructional flying as part of general aviation (non-aerial-work). The International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) refers to

190-674: The Chicago Midway Airport and the Champaign Airport . Greater Kankakee is a general aviation airport, consisting of mostly private aircraft with a mix of corporate and business aircraft usage. The airport is owned and operated by the Kankakee Valley Airport Authority. The authority has an appointed board of directors totaling six members: three members from the Kankakee County Board and one each from

209-618: The Civil Aviation Authority . The main focus is on standards of airworthiness and pilot licensing , and the objective is to promote high standards of safety. General aviation is particularly popular in North America, with over 6,300 airports available for public use by pilots of general aviation aircraft (around 5,200 airports in the U.S. and over 1,000 in Canada ). In comparison, scheduled flights operate from around 560 airports in

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228-615: The State of Illinois as part of the Rebuild Illinois program during the COVID-19 pandemic . The airport planned to upgrade the airport's north–south runway and relocate one of the main taxiway ramps. Talks to upgrade these facilities had already been in the works for years as the airport aims to be able to accept larger aircraft on a more frequent basis by adding width and runway strength. Upgrades are expected to be completed in 2023. The airport

247-454: The GA fleet accounts for between 1.25 and 1.35 million hours flown. There are 28,000 private pilot licence holders, and 10,000 certified glider pilots . Some of the 19,000 pilots who hold professional licences are also engaged in GA activities. GA operates from more than 1,800 airports and landing sites or aerodromes , ranging in size from large regional airports to farm strips. GA is regulated by

266-657: The U.S. According to the U.S. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association , general aviation provides more than one percent of the United States' GDP , accounting for 1.3 million jobs in professional services and manufacturing . Most countries have a civil aviation authority that oversees all civil aviation , including general aviation, adhering to the standardized codes of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Aviation accident rate statistics are necessarily estimates. According to

285-454: The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board , general aviation in the United States (excluding charter) suffered 1.31 fatal accidents for every 100,000 hours of flying in 2005, compared to 0.016 for scheduled airline flights. In Canada, recreational flying accounted for 0.7 fatal accidents for every 1000 aircraft, while air taxi accounted for 1.1 fatal accidents for every 100,000 hours. More experienced GA pilots appear generally safer, although

304-518: The airport had 50,000 aircraft operations, an average of 137 per day: 92% general aviation , 6% military , and 2% air taxi . At that time, there were 71 aircraft based at this airport: 62 single- engine and 8 multi-engine airplanes as well as 1 jet . Download coordinates as: General aviation General aviation ( GA ) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations except for commercial air transport or aerial work, which

323-417: The category as general aviation/aerial work (GA/AW) to avoid ambiguity. Their definition of general aviation includes: General aviation thus includes both commercial and non-commercial activities. IAOPA's definition of aerial work includes, but is not limited to: Commercial air transport includes: However, in some countries, air taxi is regarded as being part of GA/AW. Private flights are made in

342-416: The communities of Kankakee, Bradley , and Bourbonnais . In the 1950s, Lake Central Airlines and Ozark Airlines expressed interest in serving Kankakee but could not because the Greater Kankakee Airport predecessor was not big enough to handle Douglas DC-3s flown by the airline. The Kankakee Valley Airport Authority was developed to address this issue. In 1959, the Kankakee Valley Airport Authority selected

361-563: The world's airports serve GA exclusively. Flying clubs are considered a part of general aviation. In 2003, the European Aviation Safety Agency was established as the central EU regulator, taking over responsibility for legislating airworthiness and environmental regulation from the national authorities. Of the 21,000 civil aircraft registered in the United Kingdom, 96 percent are engaged in GA operations, and annually

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