AirNav: 1C8 - Cottonwood Airport

1C8

Cottonwood Airport
Rockford, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	1C8
Lat/Long:	42-17-30.0690N 089-08-10.3860W 42-17.501150N 089-08.173100W 42.2916858,-89.1362183 (estimated)
Elevation:	741 ft. / 225.9 m (surveyed)
Variation:	00E (1985)
From city:	2 miles NW of ROCKFORD, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	61101

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1947
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	IKK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	1041 ft. MSL TPA: 300 FT AGL ULTRALIGHTS, 800 FT AGL SNGL ENG.
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	SS-SR

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX ASOS at RFD (6 nm S):	PHONE 224-634-4737
WX AWOS-3 at FEP (20 nm W):	120.525 (815-233-4472)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
JVLr182/16.0		JANESVILLE VOR/DME		114.30		03E

Airport Services

Airframe service:

MINOR REPAIRS AVBL ON REQ.

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2540 x 260 ft. / 774 x 79 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	non-standard NSTD LIRL S 2250 FT LGTD; VARIABLE INTST AND NON-FRANGIBLE MOUNTS.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	42-17.727500N	42-17.309500N
Longitude:	089-08.164667W	089-08.164667W
Elevation:	740.0 ft.	740.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Displaced threshold:	no	400 ft. DSPLCD THLD MARKED WITH WHITE BARRELS & LGTS.
Markings:	none	none
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	none	15 ft. road, 37 ft. from runway, 130 ft. both sides of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear RWY 36 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	COTTONWOOD CORP 5105 AUBURN ST ROCKFORD, IL 61101 Phone 779-771-1192
Manager:	RON VOSS 6137 GARRETT LANE #4 ROCKFORD, IL 61107 Phone 779-771-1192 EMAIL ADDRESS: COTTONWOODCORP@GMAIL.COM (ALL LOWER CASE)

Additional Remarks

-	RY 36: +70' LGTD STADIUM POLES L & R 1300' FM RY END.
-	SEASONAL CROPS IN RY 18 PART 77 SFC 130 FT FROM RY END.
-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 1C8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (6 nm S)
C77 - Poplar Grove Airport (13 nm E)
44C - Beloit Airport (14 nm NE)
KFEP - Albertus Airport (20 nm W)
KJVL - Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (20 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:12	11:12
Sunrise	06:40	11:40
Sunset	19:21	00:21
Evening civil twilight	19:49	00:49

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Apr-2026 08:58:10
Local (UTC-5)	01-Apr-2026 03:58:10

METAR

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