FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | C73 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-50-01.3160N / 089-26-46.3680W
41-50.021933N / 089-26.772800W
41.8336989 / -89.4462133
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 785 ft. / 239.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of DIXON, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 61021 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IKK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0800-1200, ALL SUN ON CALL
FOR ATTENDANT CALL 815-667-0161 OR 815-440-6557. ADM BLDG ACCESS IS 24 HRS FOR RESTROOM AND TELEPHONE. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1585 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET ON LOW INTST SS-SR; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26, REIL RY 08, PAPI RY 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.575 (815-288-2039) |
| ROCKFORD APPROACH: | 126.0 |
| ROCKFORD DEPARTURE: | 126.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SQI (12 nm SW): | 119.175 (815-626-2704) |
| WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (17 nm E): | 125.2 (815-562-2955) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PLLr153/8.6 | | POLO VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03E |
| RFDr204/26.0 | | ROCKFORD VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WHITESIDE | | 063/16.9 | | 254 | | 01E | | BOZ | -... --- --.. |
| DEKALB | | 262/33.6 | | 209 | | 02W | | DKB | -.. -.- -... |
| OTTAWA | | 316/38.8 | | 266 | | 01E | | OIX | --- .. -..- |
| CLINTON | | 089/39.4 | | 377 | | 01E | | CWI | -.-. .-- .. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF FUELING AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3897 x 75 ft. / 1188 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 41-49.947333N | | 41-50.060167N |
| Longitude: | 089-27.268667W | | 089-26.424017W |
| Elevation: | 781.5 ft. | | 784.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 080 true | | 262 magnetic, 260 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 31 ft. tree, 429 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. gnd, 350 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 2803 x 75 ft. / 854 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 41-50.167317N | | 41-49.927150N |
| Longitude: | 089-26.935550W | | 089-26.408683W |
| Elevation: | 777.0 ft. | | 785.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 123 magnetic, 121 true | | 303 magnetic, 301 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 24 ft. stack, 682 ft. from runway, 6 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 23 ft. rr, 690 ft. from runway, 174 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF DIXON
1650 FRANKLIN GROVE ROAD
DIXON, IL 61021
Phone 815-288-1485 |
| Manager: | LARRY HALEY
1650 FRANKLIN GROVE RD
DIXON, IL 61021
Phone 815-288-4095 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 110/day * | | 70% | transient general aviation | | 30% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWYS HAVE EDGE REFLECTORS WITH NO LIGHTS. |
| - | HELIPAD PARKING DESIGNATION LOCATED AT NE CORNER OF RAMP/APRON AREA. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (189KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (173KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (201KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport-Jos H Bittorf Field (12 nm SW)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport-Koritz Field (17 nm E)
KFEP - Albertus Airport (25 nm N)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (27 nm NE)
KVYS - Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field (32 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:35 | | 10:35 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunset | | 20:00 | | 01:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 01:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 06:38:48 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 01:38:48 |
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| METAR |
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KSQI
11nm SW | 130555Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2998 RMK AO1 10270 20180 402900180 52003
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KRPJ
17nm E | 130555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A2998 RMK AO2 T01550140 10253 20150 402790150
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KRFD
27nm NE | 130533Z 1306/1406 35005KT P6SM FEW020 FM131400 02010KT P6SM SCT040 FM140100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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