Bult Field is a civil public-use airport located 3 miles southeast of

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. The airport is publicly-owned by the

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Facilities & Aircraft

The airport has one runway. Runway 9/27 measures 5001 x 75 ft (1524 x 23 m) and is concrete. The airport runs its own FBO and offers, among other services, fuel and courtesy and rental cars. Over 100 hangars are available for locally-based aircraft. For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2018, the airport averages 36 aircraft operations per day, or roughly 13,140 per year, consisting of 99%

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and <1%

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. For that same time period, there are 66 aircraft based on the airfield: 59 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, 2 gliders, 1 jet, and 1

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Proposed replacement

Bult Field is near the site of a new

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. Intended to supplement traffic already into Chicago's O'Hare and Midway International Airports, the South Suburban Airport would serve Chicago's southern suburbs and parts of northwest

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with commercial service. In addition to the airport and its hangars, the

bought farmland around the airport for a total of 288 acres purchased. Illinois intends to continue operating Bult field as the South Suburban Airport is planned and built, and Bult will continue to serve general and business aviation as commercial traffic begins at the new airport. As of July 2022, a master plan for the South Suburban Airport is still in the works.

Accidents & Incidents

*A plane crashed after takeoff from Bult Field on June 8, 2020. Witnesses believe the aircraft may have been experiencing engine trouble. The sole pilot onboard was killed. *On March 5, 2022, a

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landed in a field west of Bult Field after departing the airport.

References

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