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Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport

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Clow called the airport "Clow International" on the spur of the moment when filing a flight plan. He chose the word "international" to reflect Chicago's mixed ethnicity, rather than the airport's size: his many friends and fellow pilots were of German, Polish, and other ethnic backgrounds now making
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The airport was originally a grass airstrip built by Oliver Boyd Clow in the 1950s. By 1989 it was named the best privately owned, public-use airport in Illinois. It was acquired by the Village of Bolingbrook in 2004. The village has expanded the airport, which includes a widened runway, additional
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their homes in Chicago. "It was named on a lark and borders on the ridiculous, but people remember it. Sometimes the absurd is easier to remember," said Clow.
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On September 25, 2013, a Cirrus SR20 airplane crashed after the pilot attempted a go-around. The plane had two occupants; both were killed.
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For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2020, the airport had 50,000 aircraft operations, an average of 137 per day: 96%
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Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport covers an area of 205 acres (83 ha) and contains one
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pandemic as part of the Rebuild Illinois program. The money went toward replacing a
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designated 18/36 with a 3,360 x 75 ft (1,024 x 23 m)
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The airport was used as a location for the 1992 film
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Index

IATA
ICAO
FAA
LID
Bolingbrook, Illinois
AMSL
Coordinates
41°41′46″N 088°07′45″W / 41.69611°N 88.12917°W / 41.69611; -88.12917
www.bbclowairport.com
1C5 is located in Illinois
1C5 is located in the United States
Runways
Direction
Asphalt
FAA

FAA
LID
airport
Bolingbrook
Will County
Illinois
Chicago Loop
general aviation
commuter aircraft
Folks!
Tom Selleck
Don Ameche
Illinois Department of Transportation
COVID-19

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