Local officials in Bolingbrook, Ill., a Chicago suburb, took measures last month toward upgrading Clow International Airport (1C5) to a general-aviation reliever airport
and perhaps extending the 3,400-foot runway to 4,000 feet. Trustees unanimously approved hiring a local planning service for about $100,000 to develop an airport-layout scheme to submit to the Illinois Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics and the FAA. The plan would also request state and federal funding for the airport improvements.
The airport, about 25 miles south-southwest of O’Hare, is surrounded by commercial development to the north and east, with residential subdivisions to the south and west. Its single runway, 18-36, is adjoined by paved and unpaved taxiways and tiedown areas. The field’s sole FBO, A&M, conducts line service and maintenance, as well as the leasing of hangar space. There is also an airport restaurant.
