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KSQI Whiteside County Airport-Jos H Bittorf Field
Sterling/Rockfalls, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: SQI
Lat/Long: 41-44-34.2000N / 089-40-34.7000W
41-44.570000N / 089-40.578333W
41.7428333 / -89.6763056
(estimated)
Elevation: 648 ft. / 197.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (2000)
From city: 2 miles S of central business district of the associated city
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 61071

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1948
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SQI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: OCT-APR 0800-1800, MAY-SEP 0800-1900
ARPT UNATNDD NEW YEARS; XMAS & THANKSGIVING.
Pattern altitude: 800 FT FOR PISTON ACFT,1500 FT FOR JET ACFT.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT HIRL RY 07/25; MALSR RY 25 & REIL RYS 07, 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 119.175 (815-626-2704)
ROCKFORD APPROACH: 126.0 [0600-2200]
ROCKFORD DEPARTURE: 126.0 [0600-2200]
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 128.0
WX AWOS-3 at C73 (12 nm NE): 118.575 (815-288-2039)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PLLr204/15.0POLO VOR/DME111.2003E
BDFr354/35.2BRADFORD VORTAC114.7000E
RFDr215/35.9ROCKFORD VOR/DME110.8001E
CVAr083/36.2DAVENPORT VORTAC113.8004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WHITESIDE068/5.325401EBOZ -... --- --..
CLINTON099/29.637701ECWI -.-. .-- ..
KEWANEE020/34.924501EEZI . --.. ..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL FUEL DISPENSER IS SELF SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 6498 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 50.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Double tandem: 90.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 41-44.350505N41-44.713888N
Longitude: 089-41.082840W089-39.739078W
Elevation: 647.3 ft.647.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 069 magnetic, 070 true249 magnetic, 250 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI 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: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 28 ft. pline, 1511 ft. from runway, 46:1 slope to clear29 ft. tree, 1103 ft. from runway, 382 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3900 x 100 ft. / 1189 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 18.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 41-44.955198N41-44.313043N
Longitude: 089-40.853862W089-40.855815W
Elevation: 641.8 ft.643.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179 magnetic, 180 true359 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 10 ft. brush, 567 ft. from runway, 36:1 slope to clear15 ft. road, 800 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: WHITESIDE COUNTY
WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
MORRISON, IL 61270
Phone 815-622-3591
Manager: MICHAEL DOWELL
10950 HOOVER RD
ROCKFALLS, IL 61071
Phone 815-622-3591

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 34
Single engine airplanes: 33
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 90/day *
69% local general aviation
29% transient general aviation
2% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2011

Additional Remarks

RY 07 PREFERRED CALM WIND RY.

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
ILS RWY 25   download (203KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07   download (219KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25   download (259KB)
LOC BC RWY 07   download (213KB)
NDB RWY 07   download (226KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (12 nm NE)
KSFY - Tri-Township Airport (26 nm NW)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport-Koritz Field (28 nm E)
KCWI - Clinton Municipal Airport (30 nm W)
KFEP - Albertus Airport (30 nm N)
 
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Taken in May 2008
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0510:05
Sunrise05:3710:37
Sunset20:1301:13
Evening civil twilight20:4501:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 10:15:09
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 05:15:09
 
METAR
KSQI 180955Z 10007KT 10SM OVC080 16/12 A3001 RMK AO1
TAF
KRFD 
38nm 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
KMLI 
42nm SW 
180520Z 1806/1906 11009KT 5SM BR SCT070 SCT120 TEMPO 1809/1813 4SM BR FM181300 15007KT P6SM SCT050 SCT120 FM181500 15010KT P6SM SCT080 SCT120
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 M & M Aviation Services
815-622-3591
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[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...
 
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PS $6.29 --- 
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Hotels near Whiteside County Airport-Jos H Bittorf Field

Miles Price ($)
CNTRY INN SUITES ROCK FALLS 1.5 83-132
ROCK FALLS HOTEL 1.5 107-108
SUPER 8 ROCK FALLS STERLING AREA 1.5 64-68

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