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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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 09-Jun-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:45 | | 09:45 |
Sunrise | | 05:19 | | 10:19 |
Sunset | | 20:30 | | 01:30 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:04 | | 02:04 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jun-2025 19:11:38 |
Local (UTC-5) | 09-Jun-2025 14:11:38 |
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METAR |
KRFD 14nm SW | 091854Z 30018G27KT 10SM SCT046 BKN055 21/07 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 28027/1853 SLP060 T02060072
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KJVL 19nm NW | 091845Z 30012G20KT 10SM SCT046 BKN060 18/07 A2968
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KDKB 24nm S | 091855Z AUTO 27016G27KT 10SM SCT060 SCT065 19/10 A2972 RMK AO2 T01850100
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TAF |
KRFD 14nm SW | 091720Z 0918/1018 27015G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 BKN070 PROB30 0918/0919 27021G32KT 4SM -TSRA BR BKN035CB FM100200 26006KT P6SM FEW030 SCT200 FM101500 28011G20KT P6SM SCT050
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KJVL 19nm NW | 091740Z 0918/1018 28014G22KT P6SM BKN040 TEMPO 0918/0922 6SM -SHRA OVC035 FM100000 27010KT P6SM SCT250 FM101300 27010KT P6SM SCT035
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NOTAMs |
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