FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1C8 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-17-30.0690N / 089-08-10.3860W
42-17.501150N / 089-08.173100W
42.2916858 / -89.1362183
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 741 ft. / 225.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of ROCKFORD, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 61101 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IKK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1541 ft. MSL
TPA FOR ULTRALITES 300'AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at RFD (6 nm S): | PHONE 815-399-0627 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FEP (20 nm W): | 120.525 (815-233-4472) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RFDr034/4.9 | | ROCKFORD VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 01E |
| JVLr182/16.0 | | JANESVILLE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 03E |
| PLLr038/26.1 | | POLO VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| JANESVILLE | | 189/19.9 | | 375 | | 03E | | JVL | .--- ...- .-.. |
| DEKALB | | 320/28.7 | | 209 | | 02W | | DKB | -.. -.- -... |
| LAKE LAWN | | 225/34.3 | | 404 | | 00W | | LVV | .-.. ...- ...- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2540 x 260 ft. / 774 x 79 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
NSTD LIRL S 2250 FT LGTD; VARIABLE INTST AND NON-FRANGIBLE MOUNTS. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-17.727500N | | 42-17.309500N |
| Longitude: | 089-08.164667W | | 089-08.164667W |
| Elevation: | 740.0 ft. | | 740.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 400 ft.
DSPLCD THLD MARKED WITH WHITE BARRELS & LGTS. |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | none | | 52 ft. tree, 265 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
RY 36 APCH RATIO 12:1 TO DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | COTTONWOOD CORP
5105 AUBURN ST
ROCKFORD, IL 61101
Phone 815-965-3050 |
| Manager: | TOM JANUSEVIC
231 S. HIGHLAND AVE.
ROCKFORD, IL 61104
Phone 815-397-4995 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 44 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 36: +70' LGTD STADIUM POLES L & R 1300' FM RY END. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 1C8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (6 nm S)
C77 - Poplar Grove Airport (13 nm E)
44C - Beloit Airport (14 nm NE)
KFEP - Albertus Airport (20 nm W)
KJVL - Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (20 nm N)
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:01 | | 10:01 |
| Sunrise | | 05:33 | | 10:33 |
| Sunset | | 20:13 | | 01:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 01:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:13:41 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:13:41 |
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| METAR |
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KRFD
6nm S | 180954Z 09003KT 10SM FEW055 BKN075 14/09 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01390089
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| TAF |
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KRFD
6nm S | 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
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