Lewis University Airport is a public airport

Airport

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 located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Chicago

Chicago

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, in the village of Romeoville

Romeoville, Illinois

Romeoville is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,153 at the 2000 census. As of 2006 the population has grown to 36,837. It is located in the southwest suburban area of Chicago near the newly constructed I-355 extension south from the Stevenson Expressway to I-80...

 in Will County

Will County, Illinois

As of the census of 2000, there were 502,266 people, 167,542 households, and 131,017 families residing in the county. The population density was 600 people per square mile . There were 175,524 housing units at an average density of 210 per square mile...

, Illinois

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, United States

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. The Joliet Regional Port District

Joliet Regional Port District

The Joliet Regional Port District is a special-purpose district in Will County, Illinois. The District includes all territory in DuPage, Lockport, Joliet, Troy, and Channahon townships and operates Lewis University Airport.-External links:...

 assumed ownership of the airport in 1989.
The National Weather Service Chicago, Illinois (Chicago Forecast Office) is adjacent to the airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Lewis University Airport covers an area of 1000 acres (404.7 ha) which contains two runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

s:

• Runway 2/20: 6,500 x 100 ft (1,981 x 30 m), Surface: Concrete
• Runway 9/27: 5,696 x 75 ft (1,736 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

For 12-month period ending 31 December 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).