METAR & TAF 3CK
3CK does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KDPA (DUPAGE) · 18.3 NM away. Conditions at 3CK may differ.
METAR · KDPA
Observed 23:07Z
KDPA 112307Z 17015G24KT 10SM VCTS -RA FEW044 BKN075 OVC110 24/22 A2959 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW-N P0001 T02390217
- Wind
- 170° @ 15G24 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 24°C / 22°C
- Altimeter
- 29.59 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 2,589 ft
- Ceiling
- 7,500 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 38 NM NW
- VFR sectional
- CHICAGO
- ARTCC
- ZAU · CHICAGO
- NOTAM facility
- IKK (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- LUIS ZARAGOZA
- Phone
- 224-241-4188
- Address
- 8397 PYOTT ROAD, LAKE IN THE HILLS IL 60156
Flight service · Hours
- FSS IKK
- KANKAKEE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- 0800-1630
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 08
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box right(3°) | — | — |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- HIGH/LOW
- Oxygen (bulk)
- HIGH/LOW
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AVNCS,INSTR,RNTL
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- WX ADZY - CTAF 5 CLICKS OR 815-444-1729.
- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.
Lighting notes
- ACTVT REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF.
Runway surface & condition
- 08/26RWY 08 CALM WIND RWY.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 3CK
Answer card- ICAO
- 3CK
- Name
- LAKE IN THE HILLS
- Location
- CHICAGO/LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS
- Elevation
- 887.2 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,887.2 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 08/26 · 3,800 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 4
- Magnetic variation
- 2°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 170° at 15 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 08
Lake in the Hills Airport sits in Chicago/Lake in the Hills, Illinois. Field elevation is 887.2 ft MSL. The airport has one runway. Runway 08/26 is 3,800 ft of asphalt, with magnetic headings 080° and 260°. This is an untowered field. CTAF and UNICOM are both 123.05. Chicago Approach handles 120.55 and 306.925 for approach and departure services.
No ILS approaches are published here. The pattern altitude is not published in the facts, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. Runway 08 is listed as the calm wind runway. The runway has medium intensity lighting controlled by CTAF. Runway end identifier lights and PAPI are also published for 08 and 26.
Lake in the Hills Airport has one on-field FBO. Lake in the Hills Airport carries AVGAS 100LL and Jet A Prist. Call the FBO directly at (815) 479-7960 for current service details. A weather advisory is available on CTAF by keying the mic five times or by calling the published number. For clearance delivery, contact Chicago Approach at 847-289-0926. First-time visitors should plan for a busy Chicago-area environment and verify current procedures before departure.