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60IS Nelson Private Airport
Browns, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 11-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4411:44
Sunrise07:1012:10
Sunset18:5423:54
Evening civil twilight19:2000:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Mar-2026 17:51:55
Local (UTC-5)  11-Mar-2026 12:51:55
 
METAR
KAJG 
17nm NE 		111735Z AUTO 25015G23KT 210V270 10SM SCT013 BKN026 OVC031 22/18 A2972 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND NW T02150184
KFWC 
20nm W 		111735Z AUTO 21020G27KT 10SM BKN028 OVC034 22/17 A2973 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW T02210172
KOLY 
21nm NW 		111730Z AUTO 28007KT BKN012 BKN019 OVC060 16/16 A2975 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS P0012 T01630163
KFOA 
27nm NW 		111735Z AUTO 31016G30KT 4SM RA SCT009 BKN016 OVC024 16/ A2976 RMK AO2 P0013
KLWV 
29nm NE 		111738Z AUTO 29019G23KT 3/4SM +RA BR FEW009 BKN015 OVC027 16/16 A2972 RMK AO2 RAB1657 P0022 T01610156 TSNO
KEVV 
31nm SE 		111654Z 21020G30KT 10SM FEW035 SCT042 BKN050 23/17 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 21030/1648 SLP073 T02330172
TAF
KEVV 
31nm SE 		111519Z 1115/1212 21016G26KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC035 FM111700 23018G30KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025 TEMPO 1118/1120 27017G27KT 3SM -TSRA BR BKN015CB FM112100 33016G26KT P6SM OVC012 FM120400 34014G24KT P6SM BKN025 FM120800 34010G19KT P6SM SCT100
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