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15IL Gittleson Farms Airport
Franklin Grove, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 61031

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/1990
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-AV at C73 (8 nm W): 118.575 (815-288-2039)
WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (10 nm NE): 125.2 (815-562-2955)
WX AWOS-3PT at SQI (18 nm W): 119.175 (815-626-2704)

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2900 x 100 ft. / 884 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
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) 761-2531
Manager: VERN GITTLESON
1867 HERMAN RD
FRANKLIN GROVE, IL
Phone (815) 761-2531

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0911:09
Sunrise06:3711:37
Sunset19:0800:08
Evening civil twilight19:3600:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Sep-2026 19:42:40
Local (UTC-5)  14-Sep-2026 14:42:40
 
METAR
KRPJ 
11nm NE 		141915Z AUTO 12009G14KT 10SM SCT070 SCT100 SCT120 19/11 A3017 RMK AO2 T01880110
KSQI 
18nm W 		141856Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM -RA FEW060 19/12 A3019 RMK AO2 RAB09E23B52 SLP222 P0000 T01940117 $
TAF
KRFD 
25nm N 		141720Z 1418/1518 15012G19KT P6SM SCT070 BKN250 FM150300 15013KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 WS020/20050KT FM150800 17012KT P6SM -SHRA FEW035 BKN070 WS020/22055KT PROB30 1508/1514 2SM TSRA BKN035CB FM151500 25011KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN100
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