FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FEP |
| Lat/Long: | 42-14-46.1710N / 089-34-55.1520W 42-14.769517N / 089-34.919200W 42.2461586 / -89.5819867 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 859 ft. / 261.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of FREEPORT, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 61032 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FEP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 0900-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | 800 FT PISTON ACFT, 400 FT ULTRALIGHTS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 06/24 & TWY LGTS PRESET ON LOW INTST SS-SR; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 06 & 24 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 06 & 24 OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.025 (815-233-4472) |
| ROCKFORD APPROACH: | 126.0 |
| ROCKFORD DEPARTURE: | 126.0 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.85 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PLLr348/17.0 | | POLO VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03E |
| RFDr273/17.0 | | ROCKFORD VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 01E |
| JVLr225/28.2 | | JANESVILLE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WHITESIDE | | 015/33.4 | | 254 | | 01E | | BOZ | -... --- --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 5504 x 100 ft. / 1678 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 20.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 42-14.396598N | | 42-14.926452N |
| Longitude: | 089-35.406348W | | 089-34.417115W |
| Elevation: | 859.0 ft. | | 840.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 054 | | 234 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes OTS INDEFLY. | | yes RY 24 REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 49 ft. tree, 1554 ft. from runway, 372 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2496 x 150 ft. / 761 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 18/36 THLDS MKD WITH IN-GROUND CONC MARKERS. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-15.060952N | | 42-14.650010N |
| Longitude: | 089-34.984613W | | 089-34.976808W |
| Elevation: | 834.4 ft. | | 844.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 | | 359 |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 143 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 72 ft. tree, 3212 ft. from runway, 443 ft. left of centerline, 44:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2285 x 150 ft. / 696 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | & 18/36 HAVE REFLECTORS ON BOTH SIDES. |
| Runway edge markings: | 13/31 THLDS MKD WITH IN-GROUND CONC MARKERS. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 42-15.046297N | | 42-14.825115N |
| Longitude: | 089-35.074648W | | 089-34.665210W |
| Elevation: | 834.7 ft. | | 841.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 126 | | 306 |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 13 ft. road, 286 ft. from runway, 152 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FREEPORT CITY HALL 230 W STEPHENSON FREEPORT, IL 61032 Phone 815-235-8200 |
| Manager: | DARRELL JANSSEN 1255 E AIRPORT ROAD FREEPORT, IL 61032 Phone 815-232-1078 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 93 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 61 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 10 | | Ultralights: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 55/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT & GLIDER ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 24 | |
download (284KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (252KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (282KB) |
| VOR RWY 24 | |
download (255KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (22 nm E)
KEFT - Monroe Municipal Airport (22 nm N)
C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (25 nm S)
KSFY - Tri-Township Airport (26 nm SW)
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport-Jos H Bittorf Field (30 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunrise | | 05:43 | | 10:43 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 01:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:38 | | 01:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 02:58:55 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-May-2008 21:58:55 |
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| METAR |
| KFEP | 100249Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A2992 RMK AO2 TSNO
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| TAF |
KRFD 22nm E | 092331Z 100024 01006KT P6SM FEW060 SCT150 BKN250 FM0100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250 FM1300 07006KT P6SM SCT200 FM1600 13012KT P6SM BKN120 BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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