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78IL Dixon Correctional Center Heliport
Dixon, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 78IL
Lat/Long: 41-52-22.1500N 089-29-02.0800W
41-52.369167N 089-29.034667W
41.8728194,-89.4839111
(estimated)
Elevation: 794 ft. / 242 m (estimated)
Variation: 00W (1995)
From city: 2 miles N of DIXON, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 61021

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/2000
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-AV at C73 (2.9 nm SE): 118.575 (815-288-2039)
WX AWOS-3PT at SQI (12 nm SW): 119.175 (815-626-2704)
WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (18 nm E): 125.2 (815-562-2955)

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: concrete
Runway edge lights: FLD
EXTERIOR LIGHTING OUT OF SERVICE INDFLY.
Latitude: 41-52.369167N
Longitude: 089-29.034667W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: IL DEPT OF CORRECTIONS
DIXON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, 2600 N BRINTON
DIXON, IL 61021
Phone 815-288-5561
Manager: LOUIS LEFFELMAN
2600 N BRINTON
DIXON, IL 61021
Phone 815-288-5561
EXT 2805.

Additional Remarks

- ADDITIONAL CONTACT - DENNIS MCCOY - 815-288-5561 - DENNIS.J.MCCOY@DOC.ILLINOIS.GOV
- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 78IL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (3 nm SE)
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport/Jos H Bittorf Field (12 nm SW)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (18 nm E)
KFEP - Albertus Airport (23 nm N)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (26 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4412:44
Sunrise07:1313:13
Sunset17:0923:09
Evening civil twilight17:3923:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  31-Jan-2026 04:27:40
Local (UTC-6)  30-Jan-2026 22:27:40
 
METAR
KSQI 
11nm SW 		310356Z AUTO 34008KT 10SM CLR M12/M18 A3054 RMK AO2 SLP354 T11221183 FZRANO $
TAF
KRFD 
26nm NE 		302159Z 3022/3118 35012KT 6SM -SN SCT020 BKN035 TEMPO 3022/3024 2SM -SN BKN012 OVC020 FM310100 35011KT P6SM SCT030 BKN070
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