Safety & Security

• 24-hour FAA control tower funded by the airport authority to remain open around-the-clock

  • Local Control:         120.9

  • Ground Control:      121.8

  • Clearance Delivery: 119.75

  • ATIS:                     124.8

• Aircraft rescue fire fighting vehicle dedicated to the airfield

• West Chicago Fire Station on site

• 24-hour security patrols

• Fenced airfield

• Secured airport operations area

• Access control and surveillance

• Airfield-dedicated snow removal team

• Full-time staff member dedicated to safety and security on airfield

• Runway safety program and action team

• All airport authority employees undergo training and certification in First Aid, CPR,  and on site AED (Automatic External Defibrillators)

• Strategic alliances with law enforcement, public safety, and other first responders

• Comprehensive wildlife management program supplemented by an additional program that gains control over bird and coyote populations

• Predominantly open space approaches to our north/south runways (including farmland and a golf course)  To the east and west is low-density commercial development

• Aviation Surface Weather Observation Network systems (ASWON) sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Weather Service (NWS), and the Department of Defense (DOD) include: 

  • Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS) to ensure accurate surface condition reports 24-hours a day.  Call (630) 584-2728 for a current report any time, day or night

  • FAA Stand Alone Weather Sensors (SAWS) back up the ASOS.  The sensor suite in SAWS provides additional critical information to our Air Traffic Controllers

  • The Scan Cast monitoring system on our runways and taxiways combats ice during the winter months.  Pavement conditions are monitored 24-hours a day to prevent icy conditions.