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60IS Nelson Private Airport
Browns, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 60IS
Lat/Long: 38-24-02.1750N 087-59-19.1190W
38-24.036250N 087-59.318650W
38.4006042,-87.9886442
(estimated)
Elevation: 420 ft. / 128 m (estimated)
Variation: 00E (1985)
From city: 1 mile N of BROWNS, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 62815

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/1988
Control tower: no
ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: COLUMBIA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at AJG (17 nm NE): 134.900 (618-948-2184)
WX AWOS-3 at CUL (20 nm S): 118.425 (618-382-3760)
WX AWOS-3PT at FWC (20 nm W): 119.425 (618-847-4709)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PXVr336/30.3POCKET CITY VORTAC113.3003E
BIBr140/38.8BIBLE GROVE VORTAC109.0003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WAYNE COUNTY087/19.825701WFWC ..-. .-- -.-.
OLNEY159/20.927203WOLY --- .-.. -.--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 15 ft. road8 ft. crops

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JAMIE MCCORKLE/CHRIS MCCORKLE
11273 SUGAR CREEK AVE
MT CARMEL, IL 62863
Phone 618-262-3910
Manager: ELLIOT MCCORKLE
11273 SUGAR CREEK AVE
MT CARMEL, IL 62863
Phone 618-263-2950

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC EVANSVILLE APCH AT 812-436-4690, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 60IS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAJG - Mount Carmel Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KCUL - Carmi Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
KFWC - Fairfield Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
KOLY - Olney-Noble Airport (21 nm NW)
KFOA - Flora Municipal Airport (27 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1210:12
Sunrise05:4210:42
Sunset19:5500:55
Evening civil twilight20:2501:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-May-2026 01:20:04
Local (UTC-5)  15-May-2026 20:20:04
 
METAR
KAJG 
17nm NE 		160055Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A2991 RMK AO2 T02400132
KFWC 
20nm W 		160055Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A2988 RMK AO2 T02400135
KOLY 
21nm NW 		160035Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A2990 RMK AO2 T02330143
KFOA 
27nm NW 		160055Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM CLR 22/16 A2987 RMK AO2
KLWV 
29nm NE 		160053Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02390122
KEVV 
31nm SE 		160054Z 10SM CLR 23/13 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02330133 $
TAF
KEVV 
31nm SE 		151720Z 1518/1618 20013G23KT P6SM SCT130 FM160100 18007KT P6SM BKN130 FM160900 18008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC080 PROB30 1614/1618 4SM TSRA BKN035CB
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