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About Us
What is
now Bolingbrook Clow International Airport was built originally in the late
1950’s by Oliver Boyd Clow so he could fly his treasured 1948 Model A Navion
airplane. This little grassy airstrip with humble beginnings was replaced
in the 1970’s with a 50- by 3400-foot lighted asphalt runway, and in 1973,
became a commercial airport with the name Clow International Airport.
In 1989,
Clow was named the best privately owned, public-use airport in Illinois, and
in 2000 was voted Best Airport of the Year by the Illinois Division of
Aeronautics. But
in 1998, the little airport was sold to developer Joe DePaulo and slated to
close. In
2004, the airport was acquired by the Village of Bolingbrook, completely
redeveloped, and renamed
Bolingbrook’s Clow International Airport. Future plans include expansion and
improvements to the runways and airport facilities.
There are
currently over 70,000 landings and take-offs each year, making it one of the
most widely used general aviation airports in Illinois.
In the
year 2004, Clow also became home to the
Illinois Aviation Museum. This
501(c)3 Non Profit
Corporation
is manned wholly by
volunteers and is currently operating in its temporary home, Hangar One,
provided by the Village
of Bolingbrook.
There, airplane restorations share the facility with its collection of
aircraft and aviation-related artifacts, seminars, workshops, special
events, and a ground school.
The Museum
is open for tours
on Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm and by appointment, and is also available
for rent to outside individuals or groups for parties, banquets, or other
activities. Day to day operating funds
and necessary services come from individual donors, local businesses, and
organized fundraising events and programs. |
Aerial View of Clow International Airport
Airport Administration:
Joe DePaulo, Manager
130 S. Clow International Parkway
Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440
see map
Phone: (630) 378-0479
Fax: (630) 771-0544
Email:
manager@bbclowairport.com
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