Ravenwood Airport

04/24/2026

Buying an airport is a catastrophically bad financial decision…Perhaps only second to airplane ownership, or lighting your money directly on fire.

It is, however, preferable to watching the legacy of recreational aviation get bulldozed by a data center. Welcome to Ravenwood. We’re here, we’re locked in, and we’re in way too deep to back out now.

04/22/2026

Beautiful day to clear some brush off the approach end of runway 6!

04/20/2026

It was a long road from a cold walk-through in December 2024 to Ravenwood officially hitting the 3/19/26 chart cycle, but Lexie and I are all in. Hope to see you out here this summer!

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/27/waukegan-couple-hoping-to-turn-airstrip-into-local-airport-for-general-aviation-enthusiasts/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRTK1RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEemkTZTMBRvh43YBnSTe05gQjUU_tBoLSmuJC8mRfdvKrKK1l9JcG-LowYPpk_aem_U2HTNirzHlFsXMf0N-Oc8g

Brendan Stewart of Waukegan earned his pilot’s license 11 years ago, purchased a single-engine, two-seat plane, and flies it out of Waukegan National Airport. Now he has an airstrip of his own with plans for aviators to enjoy recreational g…