Chicago Waukegan Airport’s Main Runway May Become Shorter
Operators at Chicago Waukegan Airport had hoped its main runway would be extended to 7,000 feet, but funding shortfalls might instead spell a reduction from the current 6,000-foot usable length of the runway.
Operators at Chicago Waukegan Airport had hoped its main runway would be extended to 7,000 feet, but funding shortfalls might instead spell a reduction from the current 6,000-foot usable length of the runway.

Just as pilots using Chicago Waukegan Airport (UGN) await news of when the airport’s 6,000-foot Runway 5/23 might be extended to 7,000 feet–a more comfortable length for jet operations–comes word that the usable runway length might actually be reduced if various government entities cannot work together. According to Waukegan Port District executive director Duncan Henderson, the FAA has said it does not have the money to meet the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s price demands for the land onto which the runway would be extended.