FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | C77 |
Lat/Long: | 42-19-22.3000N 088-50-10.7000W 42-19.371667N 088-50.178333W 42.3228611,-88.8363056 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 857.4 ft. / 261.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03W (2025) |
From city: | 3 miles S of POPLAR GROVE, IL |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 61065 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 10/1972 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | IKK (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | SR-SS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | SS-SR |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
ROCKFORD APPROACH: | 121.0 |
ROCKFORD DEPARTURE: | 121.0 |
WX ASOS at RFD (14 nm SW): | PHONE 224-634-4737 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
JVLr137/18.5 | | JANESVILLE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 03E |
DPAr318/33.8 | | DUPAGE VOR/DME | | 114.55 | | 02E |
OBKr281/39.7 | | NORTHBROOK VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 02W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
Dimensions: | 3773 x 50 ft. / 1150 x 15 m |
Surface: | asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | low intensity NSTD LIRL DUE TO SPACING, INTST & NON-FRANGIBLE MOUNTINGS. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
Latitude: | 42-19.441592N | | 42-19.107633N |
Longitude: | 088-50.558168W | | 088-49.852350W |
Elevation: | 855.5 ft. | | 850.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 126 magnetic, 123 true | | 306 magnetic, 303 true |
Displaced threshold: | 500 ft. MKD WITH WHITE BARS UNDER NUMBERS; NO ARROWS. | | no |
Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | no, no lights |
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 2709 x 200 ft. / 826 x 61 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition |
Operational restrictions: | CLSD WHEN SNOW COVERED EXCP TO SKI ACFT. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 42-19.424975N | | 42-19.424418N |
Longitude: | 088-50.513113W | | 088-49.912037W |
Elevation: | 857.4 ft. | | 849.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 093 magnetic, 090 true | | 273 magnetic, 270 true |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Obstructions: | none | | 62 ft. tree, 655 ft. from runway, 155 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 2467 x 150 ft. / 752 x 46 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition |
Operational restrictions: | CLSD WHEN SNOW COVERED EXCP TO SKI ACFT. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 42-19.664697N | | 42-19.259728N |
Longitude: | 088-50.121875W | | 088-50.081482W |
Elevation: | 850.0 ft. | | 848.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 176 true | | 359 magnetic, 356 true |
Displaced threshold: | 220 ft. MKD WITH THREE CONES ON EACH SIDE OF RWY. | | no |
Obstructions: | 17 ft. road APCH SLOPE IS 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Privately-owned |
Owner: | STEVE THOMAS 11619 RTE 76 POPLAR GROVE, IL 61065 Phone 815-544-3471 ALT BLAKE THOMAS |
Manager: | BKAKE . THOMAS 11619 RT 76 POPLAR GROVE, IL 61065 Phone 815-544-3471 EMAIL ADDRESS: STEVE@POPLARGROVEAIRMOTIVE.COM (ALL LOWER CASE) |
Additional Remarks
A30A-30 | CALM WIND RWY. |
A57-12 | APCH SLOPE IS 32:1 AT DSPLCD THR. |
- | CAUTION: IMPAIRED SIGHT CLNCS BTN RWY ENDS DUE TO ROLLING TRRN. |
- | FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
- | RWY 12/30 MARKINGS POOR. |
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 from 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (184KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (201KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
44C - Beloit Airport (12 nm NW)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (14 nm SW)
KJVL - Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (20 nm NW)
10C - Galt Field Airport (21 nm E)
3CK - Lake in the Hills Airport (24 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 25-Jul-2020
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 24-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:54 | | 09:54 |
Sunrise | | 05:27 | | 10:27 |
Sunset | | 20:17 | | 01:17 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 01:50 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 24-May-2025 20:46:14 |
Local (UTC-5) | 24-May-2025 15:46:14 |
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METAR |
KRFD 14nm SW | 241954Z 00000KT 10SM FEW065 OVC080 19/04 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP226 T01940044 $
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KJVL 19nm NW | 241945Z VRB03KT 10SM OVC065 18/06 A3019
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KDKB 24nm S | 242035Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM OVC080 19/07 A3019 RMK AO2 T01860071
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TAF |
KRFD 14nm SW | 241731Z 2418/2518 11006KT P6SM FEW070 SCT250 FM242330 08012KT P6SM SCT060 SCT250 FM250500 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM251500 08007KT P6SM SCT100
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KJVL 19nm NW | 241947Z 2420/2518 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 FM242200 05005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100 FM250000 08008KT P6SM BKN050 FM250200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080 FM251600 04007KT P6SM SCT050
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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