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 |
| PLLr348/17.0 | | POLO VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03E |
| RFDr273/17.0 | | ROCKFORD VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 01E |
| JVLr225/28.2 | | JANESVILLE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| FREEPORT | | at field | | 335 | | 00E | | FEP | ..-. . .--. |
| WHITESIDE | | 015/33.4 | | 254 | | 01E | | BOZ | -... --- --.. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 42-14.396598N | | 42-14.926452N |
| Longitude: | 089-35.406348W | | 089-34.417115W |
| Elevation: | 859.0 ft. | | 840.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 054 | | 234 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 49 ft. tree, 1554 ft. from runway, 372 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | none |
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: | 42-15.060952N | | 42-14.650010N |
| Longitude: | 089-34.984613W | | 089-34.976808W |
| Elevation: | 834.4 ft. | | 844.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 | | 359 |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 143 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 72 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: | 42-15.046297N | | 42-14.825115N |
| Longitude: | 089-35.074648W | | 089-34.665210W |
| Elevation: | 834.7 ft. | | 841.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 126 | | 306 |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 13 ft. road, 286 ft. from runway, 152 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | none |
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 |
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| 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Jan-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 12:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 13:28 |
| Sunset | | 16:41 | | 22:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:13 | | 23:13 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Jan-2009 00:45:27 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Jan-2009 18:45:27 |
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| METAR |
| KFEP | 080025Z AUTO 28014G19KT 10SM SCT065 OVC095 M09/M13 A2947 RMK AO2 T10951128
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| 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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| NOTAMs |
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