FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT NSTD LIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| 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 |
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| BDFr043/29.9 | | BRADFORD VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 00E |
| PLLr144/31.9 | | POLO VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03E |
| JOTr266/36.6 | | JOLIET VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| OTTAWA | | 306/15.8 | | 266 | | 01E | | OIX | --- .. -..- |
| DEKALB | | 220/31.2 | | 209 | | 02W | | DKB | -.. -.- -... |
| WHITESIDE | | 110/31.4 | | 254 | | 01E | | BOZ | -... --- --.. |
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. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 41-31.639833N | | 41-30.985333N |
| Longitude: | 089-07.976500W | | 089-07.946667W |
| Elevation: | 727.0 ft. | | 715.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft.
RWY 18 /36 DSPLCD THLD IS 1 FT HIGH BLUE BARREL HALVES. | | 80 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| 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 & J. WALTON
4041 N. STATE HWY 251
MENDOTA, IL 61342
Phone 815-539-9939 |
| Manager: | ROBERT J. KRENZ, JR.
4041 N STATE HWY 251
MENDOTA, IL 61342
Phone 815-539-9939
IF NO ANSWER CALL 815-539-5906/6359. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 115/week * | | 83% | local general aviation | | 17% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 18/36 CLSD EXC PPR 815-866-9939/815-539-9939. |
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Dwight Furleigh
Photo taken 23-Nov-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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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 09-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunrise | | 05:43 | | 10:43 |
| Sunset | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 01:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2008 17:34:02 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-May-2008 12:34:02 |
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| METAR |
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KVYS
10nm S | 091726Z AUTO 02010KT 10SM CLR 16/05 A2983 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KRFD
41nm N | 091125Z 091212 03006KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM1500 04009KT P6SM BKN120 FM1700 02010KT P6SM BKN090 FM0100 02004KT P6SM SCT100
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KDPA
46nm NE | 091125Z 091212 03006KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM1500 04010KT P6SM BKN120 FM1700 02012KT P6SM BKN090 FM0100 01004KT P6SM SCT100
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| NOTAMs |
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