FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 15IL |
| Lat/Long: | 41-47-50.1140N / 089-16-23.3460W 41-47.835233N / 089-16.389100W 41.7972539 / -89.2731517 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 836 ft. / 255 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of FRANKLIN GROVE, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 61031 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 08/1990 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (10 nm NE): | 119.675 (815-562-2955) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SQI (18 nm W): | 119.175 (815-626-2704) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PLLr129/15.1 | | POLO VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03E |
| RFDr186/25.9 | | ROCKFORD VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WHITESIDE | | 076/23.5 | | 254 | | 01E | | BOZ | -... --- --.. |
| DEKALB | | 254/26.6 | | 209 | | 02W | | DKB | -.. -.- -... |
| OTTAWA | | 323/32.2 | | 266 | | 01E | | OIX | --- .. -..- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2900 x 100 ft. / 884 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | no |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. other HIGH LINE ON 18 | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | VERN GITTLESON 1867 HERMAN RD FRANKLIN GROVE, IL Phone 815-456-2531 |
| Manager: | VERN GITTLESON 1867 HERMAN RD FRANKLIN GROVE, IL Phone 815-456-2531 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 15IL.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (8 nm W)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport-Koritz Field (10 nm NE)
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport-Jos H Bittorf Field (18 nm W)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (25 nm N)
KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (27 nm E)
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 12:58 |
| Sunset | | 17:25 | | 23:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:54 | | 23:54 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 14:51:02 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 08:51:02 |
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| METAR |
KRPJ 11nm NE | 121355Z AUTO 28012KT 10SM M09/M15 A3038 RMK AO2 T10901147
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KSQI 18nm W | 121355Z AUTO 29011G16KT 10SM CLR M08/M17 A3042 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KRFD 25nm N | 121120Z 1212/1312 30009KT P6SM SKC FM121600 29013KT P6SM SKC FM130100 24006KT P6SM SKC
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