Schaumburg Regional Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Village of Schaumburg | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chicago | ||||||||||
| Location | Schaumburg, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1959 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 801 ft / 244 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°59′22″N 088°06′04″W / 41.98944°N 88.10111°W | ||||||||||
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| Aircraft operations (2008) | 36,000 |
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| Based aircraft (2016) | 78 |
Schaumburg Regional Airport (FAA LID: 06C) is a public use airport located 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) northwest of Chicago, in the village of Schaumburg, in Cook and DuPage counties, Illinois, United States. The airport is owned by the Village of Schaumburg.
Schaumburg Regional Airport covers an area of 120 acres (49 ha) at an elevation of 801 feet (244 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with a concrete surface measuring 3,800 by 100 feet (1,158 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 36,000 aircraft operations, an average of 98 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. In September 2016, there were 78 aircraft based at this airport: 59 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 4 jet and 8 helicopter.
A 1945 navy map of Glenview Naval Air Station and its 15 satellite airfields depicts an “L” shaped landing field in Schaumburg with a designation of “SC”. In 1946, there were numerous Navy landing fields but Schaumburg was described as being located at the South East corner of Schaumburg Road and Barrington Roads.
ROSELLE AIRFIELD
According to a news article, purchase of land for Roselle Field was started in 1959 and the property resides in an unincorporated area of Cook and DuPage counties. An article dated February 25 1960 in the Roselle Register mentions that Leonard Boeske will start building the airport by March 25, 1960. April 13, 1961 Roselle Register article “work on the airport is 80 percent complete…” “Landscaping and sodding will be finished by June 1, said Boeske”. May 25, 1961 Dan Smith Illinois Safety inspector landed at Roselle Field and certified the showpiece airfield safe for operation. The official opening was delayed until about mid-July. Between June 26, 1961 and May 27, 1963 there were at least five meetings to get Roselle Field annexed into the Village of Roselle. In 1963, there were 2 FBO’s at Roselle Airfield, Ace Aviation in the old flight office and B&M aircraft/Roselle Beechcraft in the big hangar. Ace Aviation was owned by Wilbur (Pip) Snyder who owned Ace Hardware in Roselle Illinois and was a Piper dealer. Internal to Ace Aviation was Cliff Hutton who was the airport manager. Roselle Beechcraft was owned by Harold (Hal) MaGee ( The “M” in B&M and the “B” was Brunke who had died and Richard (Dick) C. Leach. The restaurant on top was owned by a postman named Chris Heidt.
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