FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SQI |
| Lat/Long: | 41-44-34.2000N / 089-40-34.7000W
41-44.570000N / 089-40.578333W
41.7428333 / -89.6763056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 648 ft. / 197.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 61071 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SQI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | OCT-APR 0800-1800, MAY-SEP 0800-1900
ARPT UNATNDD NEW YEARS; XMAS & THANKSGIVING. |
| Pattern altitude: | 800 FT FOR PISTON ACFT,1500 FT FOR JET ACFT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT HIRL RY 07/25; MALSR RY 25 & REIL RYS 07, 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.175 (815-626-2704) |
| ROCKFORD APPROACH: | 126.0 [0600-2200] |
| ROCKFORD DEPARTURE: | 126.0 [0600-2200] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 128.0 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PLLr204/15.0 | | POLO VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03E |
| BDFr354/35.2 | | BRADFORD VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 00E |
| RFDr215/35.9 | | ROCKFORD VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 01E |
| CVAr083/36.2 | | DAVENPORT VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WHITESIDE | | 068/5.3 | | 254 | | 01E | | BOZ | -... --- --.. |
| CLINTON | | 099/29.6 | | 377 | | 01E | | CWI | -.-. .-- .. |
| KEWANEE | | 020/34.9 | | 245 | | 01E | | EZI | . --.. .. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 6498 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 41-44.350505N | | 41-44.713888N |
| Longitude: | 089-41.082840W | | 089-39.739078W |
| Elevation: | 647.3 ft. | | 647.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 069 magnetic, 070 true | | 249 magnetic, 250 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI 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 | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 66 ft. tree, 1670 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear | | 29 ft. tree, 650 ft. from runway, 550 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3900 x 100 ft. / 1189 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 41-44.955198N | | 41-44.313043N |
| Longitude: | 089-40.853862W | | 089-40.855815W |
| Elevation: | 641.8 ft. | | 643.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 180 true | | 359 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. brush, 567 ft. from runway, 36:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 800 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WHITESIDE COUNTY
WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
MORRISON, IL 61270
Phone 815-622-3591 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL DOWELL
10950 HOOVER RD
ROCKFALLS, IL 61071
Phone 815-622-3591 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 40 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 90/day * | | 69% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 07 PREFERRED CALM WIND RY. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 25 | |
download (227KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (257KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (299KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 07 | |
download (250KB) |
| NDB RWY 07 | |
download (270KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (68KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (12 nm NE)
KSFY - Tri-Township Airport (26 nm NW)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport-Koritz Field (28 nm E)
KCWI - Clinton Municipal Airport (30 nm W)
KFEP - Albertus Airport (30 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kyle Grimmonpre
Taken in May 2008
from 10,000 ft MSL
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 16:46 | | 22:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:15 | | 23:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 03:14:31 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Nov-2009 21:14:31 |
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| METAR |
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| KSQI | 080255Z 08003KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A2998 RMK AO1 52010
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| TAF |
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KRFD
38nm NE | 080204Z 0802/0824 VRB03KT 4SM HZ SKC TEMPO 0810/0814 2SM BR FM081400 16011KT P6SM SCT040 FM081700 19012G23KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250
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KMLI
42nm SW | 072320Z 0800/0824 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM080600 08004KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 0809/0813 5SM BR FM081300 16008KT P6SM SCT250 FM081800 18013G18KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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