KEWL Airport Master Plan

An approximately 4.23 sq. mi. parcel of land in Jackson Township, Illinois has been secured east of the Village of Elwood center, east of IL Route 53. Primarily bordered to the west by an offset from South Coldwater Road, to the south by West Hoff Road, and to the east by Cherry Hill Road. At the western end of the site, the property is bordered to the north for a portion by South Mississippi Road.

The airport master plan includes the construction of two (2) parallel runways, four (4) cargo terminal buildings with two separate ramp areas, three (3) transport category hangars for maintenance operations, a general aviation ramp area with six (6) hangar buildings each with eight (8) leasable hangars and capacity for up to 50 tie-down aircraft parking and one passenger terminal.

Currently, a fuel farm is planned for the space west of the hangar areas and emergency services and snow removal facilities are expected to be developed adjacent to the passenger terminal, but both of these are still in design.

A survey of the site has shown that the entire parcel can support the construction of a dual-runway airport.

Proposed Alignment for KEWL

Planned Airport Layout for KEWL

Description of Runways

Runway End: 10L/R

Heading True/Mag (deg): 101/104

Length x Width (ft) 10,000 ft x 200 ft

Elevation: 670 ft MSL

Runway End: 28L/R

Heading True/Mag (deg): 281/284

Length x Width (ft): 4,500 ft x 150 ft

Elevation: 670 ft MSL