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IS51 Schilson Field Airport
Carthage, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: IS51
Lat/Long: 40-27-05.1580N 091-12-13.5240W
40-27.085967N 091-12.225400W
40.4514328,-91.2037567
(estimated)
Elevation: 705 ft. / 215 m (estimated)
Variation: 02E (1985)
From city: 5 miles NW of CARTHAGE, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 62321

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/1980
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at EOK (10 nm W): 118.375 (319-524-7884)
WX AWOS-3 at FSW (14 nm NW): 120.925 (319-372-5147)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BRLr213/20.7BURLINGTON VOR/DME115.5505E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BURNS196/12.739001EBR -... .-.
MACOMB261/29.625101EJZY .--- --.. -.--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 3100 x 80 ft. / 945 x 24 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS
1750 NORTH COUNTY ROAD 1600
CARTHAGE, IL 62321
Phone 217-746-3861
Manager: HARLEY JONES
1750 NORTH COUNTY ROAD 1600
CARTHAGE, IL 62321
Phone 217-746-3861
ADDITIONAL CONTACT: DON CLAASSEN 217-357-4802 DONALD.CLAASSEN@NUTRIEN.COM

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IS51.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEOK - Keokuk Municipal Airport (10 nm W)
KFSW - Fort Madison Municipal Airport (14 nm NW)
KBRL - Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (20 nm N)
KMQB - Macomb Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
6M6 - Lewis County Regional Airport (29 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4810:48
Sunrise06:1811:18
Sunset20:0101:01
Evening civil twilight20:3001:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Aug-2026 15:42:02
Local (UTC-5)  16-Aug-2026 10:42:02
 
METAR
KEOK 
10nm W 		161515Z AUTO RMK A01 PNO
KFSW 
14nm N 		161515Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM BKN080 OVC100 27/25 A3004 RMK AO2
KBRL 
19nm N 		161453Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM OVC090 27/25 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02670250 53002
TAF
KBRL 
19nm N 		161125Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 BKN090 FM161400 31010KT P6SM BKN025 FM161700 31011G18KT P6SM BKN035 PROB30 1620/1623 4SM -SHRA FM170000 32009KT P6SM SCT050
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