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60IS

Nelson Private Airport
Browns, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	60IS
Lat/Long:	38-24-02.1750N 087-59-19.1190W 38-24.036250N 087-59.318650W 38.4006042,-87.9886442 (estimated)
Elevation:	420 ft. / 128 m (estimated)
Variation:	00E (1985)
From city:	1 mile N of BROWNS, IL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	62815

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1988
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	COLUMBIA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at AJG (17 nm NE):	134.900 (618-948-2184)
WX AWOS-3 at CUL (20 nm S):	118.425 (618-382-3760)
WX AWOS-3PT at FWC (20 nm W):	119.425 (618-847-4709)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
PXVr336/30.3		POCKET CITY VORTAC		113.30		03E
BIBr140/38.8		BIBLE GROVE VORTAC		109.00		03E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
WAYNE COUNTY		087/19.8		257		01W		FWC	..-. .-- -.-.
OLNEY		159/20.9		272		03W		OLY	--- .-.. -.--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	15 ft. road	8 ft. crops

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JAMIE MCCORKLE/CHRIS MCCORKLE 11273 SUGAR CREEK AVE MT CARMEL, IL 62863 Phone 618-262-3910
Manager:	ELLIOT MCCORKLE 11273 SUGAR CREEK AVE MT CARMEL, IL 62863 Phone 618-263-2950

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC EVANSVILLE APCH AT 812-436-4690, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 60IS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAJG - Mount Carmel Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KCUL - Carmi Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
KFWC - Fairfield Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
KOLY - Olney-Noble Airport (21 nm NW)
KFOA - Flora Municipal Airport (27 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 14-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:39	11:39
Sunrise	07:06	12:06
Sunset	18:57	23:57
Evening civil twilight	19:23	00:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Mar-2026 13:30:52
Local (UTC-5)	14-Mar-2026 08:30:52

METAR

KAJG 17nm NE	141315Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM CLR 05/00 A3018 RMK AO2 T00470000
KFWC 20nm W	141315Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 04/M01 A3016 RMK AO2 T00431010
KOLY 21nm NW	141310Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 04/M01 A3018 RMK AO2 T00401010
KFOA 27nm NW	141315Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM CLR 04/M01 A3018 RMK AO2
KLWV 29nm NE	141253Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP220 T00221017 TSNO
KEVV 31nm SE	141254Z 04006KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP215 T00390006 $

TAF

KEVV
31nm SE

141120Z 1412/1512 03005KT P6SM SCT250 FM141400 09010KT P6SM SCT250 FM141800 14011KT P6SM FEW040 FM150000 12006KT P6SM SCT250 FM150700 17009KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/21040KT

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