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0C7 Grandpa's Farm Mendota Airport
Mendota, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 0C7
Lat/Long: 41-31-19.1170N / 089-07-57.3040W
41-31.318617N / 089-07.955067W
41.5219769 / -89.1325844
(estimated)
Elevation: 727 ft. / 221.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 00E (1985)
From city: 2 miles SW of MENDOTA, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 61342

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1974
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IKK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
Pattern altitude: 1527 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT NSTD LIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF 122.9.
Taxiway lights: TWY LGTS ON SOUTH SIDE OF TWY ONLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at VYS (10 nm S): 120.025 (815-223-8442)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BDFr043/29.9BRADFORD VORTAC114.7000E
PLLr144/31.9POLO VOR/DME111.2003E
JOTr266/36.6JOLIET VORTAC112.3002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
OTTAWA306/15.826601EOIX --- .. -..-
DEKALB220/31.220902WDKB -.. -.- -...
WHITESIDE110/31.425401EBOZ -... --- --..

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3980 x 200 ft. / 1213 x 61 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL; FIXTURE SPACING & LGT INTST VARIES; NON-FAA APVD L-800 SERIES.
Gradient: N
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 41-31.639833N41-30.985333N
Longitude: 089-07.976500W089-07.946667W
Elevation: 727.0 ft.715.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 300 ft.
RWY 18 /36 DSPLCD THLD IS 1 FT HIGH BLUE BARREL HALVES.
80 ft.
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 15 ft. road
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR.
4 ft. fence
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: R. J. KRENZ/WALTON PROPERTIES
4041 N. STATE HWY 251
MENDOTA, IL 61342
Phone 815-866-9939
R. J. KRENZ & WALTON PROPERTIES ARE THE OWNERS
Manager: ROBERT J. KRENZ, JR.
4041 N STATE HWY 251
MENDOTA, IL 61342
Phone 815-539-6359
IF NO ANSWER CALL 815-866-9939.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 8
Single engine airplanes: 7
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 115/week *
83% local general aviation
17% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

RY 18/36 CALL FIRST FOR RY CONDITIONS 815-866-9939/815-539-6359

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 0C7.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVYS - Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field (10 nm S)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport-Koritz Field (22 nm N)
C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (23 nm NW)
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport-Jos H Bittorf Field (28 nm NW)
KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (31 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo of 0C7 (Grandpa's Farm Mendota Airport)
Photo by Dwight Furleigh
Photo taken 23-Nov-2006

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From to 0C7

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0410:04
Sunrise05:3510:35
Sunset20:1001:10
Evening civil twilight20:4201:42

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 10:08:21
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 05:08:21
 
METAR
KVYS 
10nm S 
180955Z AUTO 06003KT 5SM BR BKN021 OVC029 14/13 A3003 RMK AO2 T01420127
TAF
KRFD 
41nm N 
180542Z 1806/1906 VRB04KT P6SM FEW100 FM181000 VRB04KT 3SM BR FEW008 SCT020 SCT100 FM181300 11006KT P6SM FEW020 SCT080 FM181800 11010G16KT P6SM SCT060 FM190100 13006KT P6SM FEW060
KDPA 
46nm NE 
180542Z 1806/1906 VRB04KT P6SM FEW100 FM181000 VRB04KT 3SM BR FEW008 SCT020 SCT100 FM181300 11006KT P6SM FEW020 SCT080 FM181800 09010G16KT P6SM SCT060 FM190100 11006KT P6SM FEW060
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Grandpa's Farm Mendota Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL - MENDOTA 4.0 52-59
COMFORT INN MENDOTA 4.1 90-100

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Grandpa's Farm Mendota Airport

2 in Mendota
1 in Spring Valley
4 in Peru
1 in Oglesby
4 in Ottawa
 

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