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KFEP Albertus Airport
Freeport, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: FEP
Lat/Long: 42-14-46.1710N / 089-34-55.1520W
42-14.769517N / 089-34.919200W
42.2461586 / -89.5819867
(estimated)
Elevation: 859 ft. / 261.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 00E (1995)
From city: 3 miles SE of FREEPORT, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings Time)
Zip code: 61032

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1945
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FEP (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 0900-1600
Pattern altitude: 800 FT PISTON ACFT, 400 FT ULTRALIGHTS.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 06/24 & TWY LGTS PRESET ON LOW INTST SS-SR; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 06 & 24 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 06 & 24 OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 120.525 (815-233-4472)
ROCKFORD APPROACH: 126.0
ROCKFORD DEPARTURE: 126.0
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.85

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PLLr348/17.0POLO VOR/DME111.2003E
RFDr273/17.0ROCKFORD VOR/DME110.8001E
JVLr225/28.2JANESVILLE VOR/DME114.3003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FREEPORTat field33500EFEP ..-. . .--.
WHITESIDE015/33.425401EBOZ -... --- --..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 5504 x 100 ft. / 1678 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 42-14.396598N42-14.926452N
Longitude: 089-35.406348W089-34.417115W
Elevation: 859.0 ft.840.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 054234
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
OTS INDEFLY.
yes
RY 24 REIL OTS INDEFLY.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 49 ft. tree, 1554 ft. from runway, 372 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2496 x 150 ft. / 761 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: 18/36 THLDS MKD WITH IN-GROUND CONC MARKERS.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-15.060952N42-14.650010N
Longitude: 089-34.984613W089-34.976808W
Elevation: 834.4 ft.844.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179359
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 6 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 143 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear72 ft. tree, 3212 ft. from runway, 443 ft. left of centerline, 44:1 slope to clear

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 2285 x 150 ft. / 696 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights: & 18/36 HAVE REFLECTORS ON BOTH SIDES.
Runway edge markings: 13/31 THLDS MKD WITH IN-GROUND CONC MARKERS.
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 42-15.046297N42-14.825115N
Longitude: 089-35.074648W089-34.665210W
Elevation: 834.7 ft.841.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 126306
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 13 ft. road, 286 ft. from runway, 152 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF FREEPORT
CITY HALL 230 W STEPHENSON
FREEPORT, IL 61032
Phone 815-235-8200
Manager: DARRELL JANSSEN
1255 E AIRPORT ROAD
FREEPORT, IL 61032
Phone 815-232-1078

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 87
Single engine airplanes: 57
Multi engine airplanes: 6
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
Gliders airplanes: 10
Ultralights: 12
    
Aircraft operations: avg 55/day *
60% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHT & GLIDER ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

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 18 December 2008 at 0901Z and 15 January 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 24   download (285KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (253KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24   download (283KB)
VOR RWY 24   download (256KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (26KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (42KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (22 nm E)
KEFT - Monroe Municipal Airport (22 nm N)
C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (25 nm S)
KSFY - Tri-Township Airport (26 nm SW)
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport-Jos H Bittorf Field (30 nm S)
 
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From to KFEP

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Jan-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5712:57
Sunrise07:2813:28
Sunset16:4122:41
Evening civil twilight17:1323:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Jan-2009 00:45:27
Local (UTC-6)  07-Jan-2009 18:45:27
 
METAR
KFEP 080025Z AUTO 28014G19KT 10SM SCT065 OVC095 M09/M13 A2947 RMK AO2 T10951128
TAF
KRFD 
22nm E 
072330Z 0800/0824 28014G24KT 6SM -SN BR OVC020 FM080200 29014G24KT P6SM OVC015 FM080700 30012G22KT P6SM OVC017 FM081400 29010KT P6SM OVC025 FM081700 30011KT P6SM SCT030 FM081900 28008KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Freeport Flight Center 815-232-1078
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FS 
100LL 
$4.79 
Jet A 
$4.96 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Miles Price ($)
TRAVELODGE INN & SUITES FREEPORT 2.5 56-63
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS FREEPORT 2.8 
 

Other hotels near Albertus Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL - FREEPORT 3.5 59-65
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON FREEPORT 3.6 79-109
HAMPTON INN FREEPORT IL 4.0 60-95
BAYMONT INN & SUITES FREEPORT 4.6 69-70

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