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1C8 Cottonwood Airport
Rockford, Illinois, USA

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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
RFDr034/4.9ROCKFORD VOR/DME110.8001E
JVLr182/16.0JANESVILLE VOR/DME114.3003E
PLLr038/26.1POLO VOR/DME111.2003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
JANESVILLE189/19.937503EJVL .--- ...- .-..
DEKALB320/28.720902WDKB -.. -.- -...
LAKE LAWN225/34.340400WLVV .-.. ...- ...-

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: 42-17.727500N42-17.309500N
Longitude: 089-08.164667W089-08.164667W
Elevation: 740.0 ft.740.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.7%0.7%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Displaced threshold: no400 ft.
DSPLCD THLD MARKED WITH WHITE BARRELS & LGTS.
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: none52 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
    
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0110:01
Sunrise05:3310:33
Sunset20:1301:13
Evening civil twilight20:4501:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 10:13:41
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 05:13:41
 
METAR
KRFD 
6nm S 
180954Z 09003KT 10SM FEW055 BKN075 14/09 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01390089
TAF
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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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Cottonwood Airport

Miles Price ($)
LEXINGTON HOTEL CLIFFBREAKERS RIVERSIDE RESORT 3.7 90-130

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Cottonwood Airport

22 in Rockford
1 in Belvidere
3 in South Beloit
6 in Beloit, WI
 

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