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C73 Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field
Dixon, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 FEBRUARY 2010

Location

FAA Identifier: C73
Lat/Long: 41-50-01.3160N / 089-26-46.3680W
41-50.021933N / 089-26.772800W
41.8336989 / -89.4462133
(estimated)
Elevation: 785 ft. / 239.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (2010)
From city: 1 mile E of DIXON, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 61021

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IKK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0800-1200, ALL SUN ON CALL
FOR ATTENDANT CALL 815-667-0161 OR 815-440-6557.
Pattern altitude: 1585 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET ON LOW INTST SS-SR; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26, REIL RY 08, PAPI RY 26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
ROCKFORD APPROACH: 126.0
ROCKFORD DEPARTURE: 126.0
WX AWOS-3 at SQI (12 nm SW): 119.175 (815-626-2704)
WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (17 nm E): 119.675 (815-562-2955)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PLLr153/8.6POLO VOR/DME111.2003E
RFDr204/26.0ROCKFORD VOR/DME110.8001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WHITESIDE063/16.925401EBOZ -... --- --..
DEKALB262/33.620902WDKB -.. -.- -...
OTTAWA316/38.826601EOIX --- .. -..-
CLINTON089/39.437701ECWI -.-. .-- ..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
SELF FUELING AVBL 24 HRS.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3899 x 75 ft. / 1188 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 41-49.947450N41-50.060167N
Longitude: 089-27.269100W089-26.424017W
Elevation: 781.0 ft.785.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 082 magnetic, 080 true262 magnetic, 260 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 31 ft. tree, 429 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear5 ft. gnd, 350 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 2803 x 75 ft. / 854 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 41-50.167317N41-49.927150N
Longitude: 089-26.935550W089-26.408683W
Elevation: 777.0 ft.785.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 123 magnetic, 121 true303 magnetic, 301 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 24 ft. stack, 682 ft. from runway, 6 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear23 ft. rr, 690 ft. from runway, 174 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF DIXON
PO BOX 386
DIXON, IL 61021
Phone 815-288-1485
Manager: LARRY HALEY
1650 FRANKLIN GROVE RD
DIXON, IL 61021
Phone 815-288-4095

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 29
Single engine airplanes: 28
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 110/day *
70% transient general aviation
30% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

- TWYS HAVE EDGE REFLECTORS WITH NO LIGHTS.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 11 March 2010 at 0901Z and 8 April 2010 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download (222KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (219KB)
VOR-A   download (184KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (77KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSQI - Whiteside County Airport-Jos H Bittorf Field (12 nm SW)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport-Koritz Field (17 nm E)
KFEP - Albertus Airport (25 nm N)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (27 nm NE)
KVYS - Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field (32 nm SE)
  
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From to C73

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Mar-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3811:38
Sunrise07:0612:06
Sunset19:0600:06
Evening civil twilight19:3400:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2010 01:37:23
Local (UTC-5)  18-Mar-2010 20:37:23
 
METAR
KSQI 
11nm SW 		190115Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A2991 RMK AO1
KRPJ 
17nm E 		190105Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A2989 RMK AO2 T00790042
TAF
KRFD 
27nm NE 		182323Z 1900/1924 26010KT P6SM FEW150 BKN250 FM191500 24010G18KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM192000 31009KT P6SM BKN045 FM192300 35013G18KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Breneman Aircraft Service 815-284-0292
 Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft parts, Aviation accessories, ...

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Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
SS $4.25 $3.75 
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SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN AND SUITES DIXON 1.5 105-155
COMFORT INN DIXON 1.5 110-150
SUPER 8 DIXON IL 1.6 52-85
BRANDYWINE HOTEL SUITES 5.0 59-175

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

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