FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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) |
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 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:04 | | 10:04 |
| Sunrise | | 05:36 | | 10:36 |
| Sunset | | 20:13 | | 01:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 01:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:02:51 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:02:51 |
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| METAR |
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KSQI
11nm SW | 180935Z 11007KT 10SM OVC070 16/12 A3002 RMK AO1
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KRPJ
17nm E | 180935Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM OVC075 14/10 A3004 RMK AO2 T01400096
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KRFD
27nm NE | 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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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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