FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 | -.-. .-- .. |
| FREEPORT | | 188/30.4 | | 335 | | 00E | | FEP | ..-. . .--. |
| VALLEY | | 314/33.2 | | 230 | | 00W | | VYS | ...- -.-- ... |
| 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 fair condition | | precision, in fair 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: | 23 ft. tree, 699 ft. from runway, 618 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 37 ft. tree, 1542 ft. from runway, 282 ft. right of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3900 x 100 ft. / 1189 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, 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: | | 46 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 45 | | 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 2005 | |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 25 | |
download (225KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 07 | |
download (248KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 07 | |
download (235KB) |
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
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Whiteside County Airport-Jos H Bittorf Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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-Sep-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunset | | 19:20 | | 00:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:48 | | 00:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 04:23:52 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Sep-2008 23:23:52 |
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| METAR |
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| KSQI | 080355Z 23005KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3012 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KRFD
38nm NE | 072320Z 080024 25006KT P6SM BKN150 FM0800 35004KT P6SM SCT070 OVC120 FM1400 03008KT 6SM -RA SCT030 OVC050 FM1800 01009KT 3SM RA BR SCT009 OVC015 FM2100 35010KT 2SM -RADZ BR OVC007
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KMLI
42nm SW | 072344Z 080024 24004KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 FM0900 30005KT P6SM OVC090 FM1200 01006KT P6SM OVC050 FM1500 04008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC035 TEMPO 1518 3SM -RA BR OVC020 FM1800 02011KT 2SM RA BR SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 1822 1 1/2SM RA BR OVC007 FM2300 35008KT 3SM -R
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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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