Campbell Airport (FAA LID: C81) is a public-use airport located two miles (3 km) southwest of the central business district of Grayslake, a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It is privately owned by Kane Illinois Properties, Inc.[1]

Campbell Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: C81
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Kane Illinois Properties
Serves	Grayslake, Illinois
Elevation AMSL	788 ft / 240 m
Coordinates	42°19′29″N 088°04′27″W
Map
C81 Location of airport in Illinois Show map of Illinois C81 C81 (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 9/27 3,270 997 Asphalt 6/24 3,573 1,089 Asphalt/turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2019) 30,000 Based aircraft (2022) 0
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Campbell Airport covers an area of 243 acres (98 ha) which contains two runways: 9/27 with a 3,270 x 40 ft (997 x 12 m) asphalt pavement and 6/24 with a 3,573 x 40 ft (1,089 x 12 m) asphalt and turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2019, the airport had 30,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 82 per day. In May 2022, there were no aircraft based at this airport.[1]

Accidents & Incidents

• On October 13, 1981, a Cessna 310 crashed after takeoff from Campbell. The four people onboard were killed.[2]
• On August 15, 1999, a Piper PA-28 Cherokee impacted power lines a mile southwest of the airport while on approach. All four people onboard died. The probable cause was the pilot's inability to maintain altitude and obstruction clearance. Contributing factors include nighttime conditions and the pilot's lack of recent experience at night.[3]
• On November 12, 2017, a Cessna 210 made an emergency landing at Campbell while experiencing engine issues. The plane was flying from Pierre, South Dakota to Chicago Executive Airport. The pilot did not report any injuries.[4]
• On July 21, 2020, a plane overshot the runway while landing at Campbell. It came to rest in a field at the end of one runway. The sole pilot onboard was not injured.[5]

References

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for C81
  • AirNav airport information for C81
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for C81

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