Bolingbrook's Clow International (1C5), Illinois
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Bolingbrook's Clow International (1C5) is a public-use general aviation field in Bolingbrook, Illinois, operating without a control tower. Business aviation traffic here stays light, with the nearest customs clearance available at KDPA.
Runways
Bolingbrook's Clow International has one paved runway, 18/36, 3,360 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Bolingbrook's Clow International has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 7am to 6pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Bolingbrook's Clow International does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Dupage (KDPA), 14 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Bolingbrook's Clow International recorded 283 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at 1C5 concentrates in the spring and summer months, with October showing the highest monthly count and January, February, and December the lowest.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 35 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 2.1 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Bolingbrook's Clow International has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Chicago Approach.
Runway 18/36 medium-intensity lighting is preset to low intensity from dusk to dawn; increase intensity via CTAF.
Use runway 18 in calm wind or direct crosswind conditions.
Flight school operations only, on frequency 123.50.
Wildlife is present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
The taxiway is 20 feet wide; large aircraft should consider back-taxiing.
Touch-and-go landings are not permitted; full-stop landings only.
There is a restaurant on the airport.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Bolingbrook's Clow International has five airfields within 18 NM. The closest is Lewis University (KLOT), 5.48 NM south.
Part of the Chicago area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at 1C5
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at 1C5.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Does 1C5 have customs clearance onsite?
Bolingbrook's Clow International (1C5) does not have onsite customs. The nearest customs facility is KDPA, located about 13.74 nautical miles away.
What runway does Bolingbrook's Clow International have?
Bolingbrook's Clow International (1C5) has a single asphalt runway, 18/36, measuring 3,360 feet long and 75 feet wide. This is also the field's maximum paved surface length.
Is fuel available at KDPA's alternate 1C5?
Bolingbrook's Clow International (1C5) offers both 100LL and Jet A fuel. The field is attended daily from 0700 to 1800 local time.