Waukegan National Airport

IATA UGNICAO KUGNSmall airfield

Waukegan National Airport is a small airfield near Chicago/Waukegan in Illinois, United States. It is listed as IATA UGN and ICAO KUGN. The airport is located at 42.4222° / -87.8679° at an elevation of 222 m (727 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 1,829 m. The nearest airport is Burris Field, 3.6 km (2 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Waukegan National Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Waukegan National Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`UGN`
ICAO code	`KUGN`
Local code	`UGN`
Identifier	`KUGN`
Type	Small airfield
City	Chicago/Waukegan
Region	Illinois
Country	United States
Coordinates	42.42220, -87.86790
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	42° 25′ 19.92″ N 87° 52′ 04.43″ W
Elevation	222 m (727 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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