AirNav: C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field

C73

Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field
Dixon, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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.
Pattern altitude:	1585 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN 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)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.05
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):	119.675 (815-562-2955)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
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
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:

3899 x 75 ft. / 1188 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 8

RUNWAY 26

Latitude:

41-49.947450N

41-50.060167N

Longitude:

089-27.269100W

089-26.424017W

Elevation:

781.0 ft.

785.0 ft.

Gradient:

0.2%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

082 magnetic, 080 true

262 magnetic, 260 true

Markings:

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

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:

Single wheel:

12.0

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%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

123 magnetic, 121 true

303 magnetic, 301 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Runway end identifier 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 PO BOX 386 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:		29
Single engine airplanes:		28
Multi engine airplanes:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 110/day *
70%	transient general aviation
30%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

-	TWYS HAVE EDGE REFLECTORS WITH NO LIGHTS.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08		download (222KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26		download (219KB)
VOR-A		download (184KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (77KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:10	12:10
Sunrise	06:40	12:40
Sunset	16:43	22:43
Evening civil twilight	17:13	23:13

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Nov-2009 19:26:40
Local (UTC-6)	08-Nov-2009 13:26:40

METAR

KSQI 11nm SW	081915Z 20005KT 10SM CLR 23/12 A3000 RMK AO1
KRPJ 17nm E	081905Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A3002 RMK AO2 T02030105

TAF

KRFD
27nm NE

081720Z 0818/0918 17010G18KT P6SM SKC FM082300 18010KT P6SM BKN250 FM090800 22006KT 5SM BR SCT100 BKN200 FM091500 27007KT P6SM BKN045 OVC120 FM091700 02010KT P6SM BKN035 OVC120

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Breneman Aircraft Service

815-284-0292

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft parts, Aviation accessories, ...

More info about Breneman Aircraft Service

Phillips 66
	100LL		Jet A
SS		$4.25		$3.55
Updated 19-Aug-2009

3 read

write

SS=Self service

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field
	Miles		Price ($)
QUALITY INN AND SUITES DIXON		1.5	105-155
COMFORT INN DIXON		1.5	110-150
SUPER 8 DIXON IL		1.6	52-85
BRANDYWINE HOTEL SUITES		5.0	59-175

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

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