west of O’Hare and Northwest of Mitchell Airport. In 1965, the terminal building on the north side of the apron was built. It was made of brick exterior bearing walls with metal framing in the roof and has a concrete floor. Heat was generated from hot water tubing encased in the concrete floor. In the mid-1960s, there was an attempt to get private financing to resurface the runway. At the time, the paved runway (10/28) was 2600' by 46', but there was a N/E-S/W turf runway on the west side which started at old Irving Park road and ended before the C&NW Railroad tracks aligned with the taxiway. The turf runway was 1200' to 1400' long. Around the same time, the airport was hit by two tornadoes. There was massive loss of aircraft. Wreckage was scattered for miles to the south and east after both storms. Additionally, there was extensive building and vehicle damage. Some owners lost two aircraft in one summer. 1960 to 1985 The earliest map depicting Roselle Field was the December 10, 1964 Chicago Sectional Chart. According to the Illinois Airport Directory, the manager was Richard Leach, and there was Beechcraft sales/service on the field. Roselle Field was annexed into the Village of Schaumburg. The runway was long and wide at the time. In 1965, the runway was extended to . On February 6, 1970, President Richard M. Nixon flew to Roselle Field to dedicate a water treatment plant at the corner of Barrington and Irving Park Road in neighboring Hanover Park. In the early 1970s, the name was changed to Schaumburg Airpark. The fixed-base operator (FBO) changed to Northwest Flyers in 1985, which continues to operate as the FBO today. In 1970, the property was placed in a trust with the First National Bank of Chicago. The number of takeoffs and landings estimated for 1974 was 64,934. 1994 to 1999 The Village of Schaumburg purchased the airport in 1994 to prevent it from being sold to developers. In 1995, the village replaced the 3,000×40-foot asphalt runway with a 3,800×100-foot concrete runway with a parallel taxiway and concrete tie-down areas for parking. In 1998, construction of the 26,000 square foot terminal building was completed, including space for a quality restaurant, public meeting rooms, and space for businesses to operate in a facility that is both functional and architecturally impressive. 1999 saw the arrival of a new fuel