FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| PLLr153/8.6 | | POLO VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03E |
| RFDr204/26.0 | | ROCKFORD VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WHITESIDE | | 063/16.9 | | 254 | | 01E | | BOZ | -... --- --.. |
| DEKALB | | 262/33.6 | | 209 | | 02W | | DKB | -.. -.- -... |
| OTTAWA | | 316/38.8 | | 266 | | 01E | | OIX | --- .. -..- |
| CLINTON | | 089/39.4 | | 377 | | 01E | | CWI | -.-. .-- .. |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 41-49.947450N | | 41-50.060167N |
| Longitude: | 089-27.269100W | | 089-26.424017W |
| Elevation: | 781.0 ft. | | 785.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 080 true | | 262 magnetic, 260 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 31 ft. tree, 429 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear | | 5 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 41-50.167317N | | 41-49.927150N |
| Longitude: | 089-26.935550W | | 089-26.408683W |
| Elevation: | 777.0 ft. | | 785.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 123 magnetic, 121 true | | 303 magnetic, 301 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 24 ft. stack, 682 ft. from runway, 6 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 23 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 |
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| 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 12:58 |
| Sunset | | 16:31 | | 22:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:01 | | 23:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 07:23:49 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 23-Nov-2009 01:23:49 |
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| METAR |
KSQI 11nm SW | 230655Z 00000KT 3SM CLR 03/02 A3011 RMK AO1
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KRPJ 17nm E | 230645Z AUTO 11004KT 3SM BR CLR 03/03 A3011 RMK AO2 T00320025
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| TAF |
KRFD 27nm NE | 230529Z 2306/2406 12006KT 6SM HZ SCT250 FM230800 12004KT 3SM BR SCT100 FM231100 12005KT 2SM BR BKN060 OVC080 FM231500 12008KT 5SM BR OVC060 FM231800 14008KT P6SM OVC060 FM240300 12007KT P6SM OVC090
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| NOTAMs |
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