AirNav: 1C8 - Cottonwood Airport

1C8

Cottonwood Airport
Rockford, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	IKK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	1041 ft. MSL TPA: 300 FT AGL ULTRALIGHTS, 800 FT AGL SNGL ENG.
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	SS-SR

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX ASOS at RFD (6 nm S):	PHONE 815-484-6223
WX AWOS-3 at FEP (20 nm W):	120.525 (815-233-4472)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
JVLr182/16.0		JANESVILLE VOR/DME		114.30		03E

Airport Services

Airframe service:

MINOR REPAIRS AVBL ON REQ.

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.
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	15 ft. road, 37 ft. from runway, 130 ft. both sides of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear RWY 36 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	COTTONWOOD CORP 5105 AUBURN ST ROCKFORD, IL 61101 Phone 779-771-1192
Manager:	RON VOSS 6137 GARRETT LANE #4 ROCKFORD, IL 61107 Phone 779-771-1192 EMAIL ADDRESS: COTTONWOODCORP@GMAIL.COM (ALL LOWER CASE)

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		44
Single engine airplanes:		40
Helicopters:		2
Ultralights:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
67%	local general aviation
33%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2023

Additional Remarks

-	RY 36: +70' LGTD STADIUM POLES L & R 1300' FM RY END.
-	SEASONAL CROPS IN RY 18 PART 77 SFC 130 FT FROM RY END.
-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:39	10:39
Sunrise	06:09	11:09
Sunset	19:42	00:42
Evening civil twilight	20:12	01:12

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Apr-2024 00:04:10
Local (UTC-5)	19-Apr-2024 19:04:10

METAR

KRFD
6nm S

192354Z 27012G21KT 10SM FEW070 SCT250 12/M04 A3008 RMK AO2 PK WND 26033/2312 SLP189 T01171039 10139 20117 56003

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