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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

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: DUSK-DAWN
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)

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

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 -.-. .-- ..
FREEPORT188/30.433500EFEP ..-. . .--.
VALLEY314/33.223000WVYS ...- -.-- ...
KEWANEE020/34.924501EEZI . --.. ..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
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 fair conditionprecision, in fair 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: 23 ft. tree, 699 ft. from runway, 618 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear37 ft. tree, 1542 ft. from runway, 282 ft. right of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3900 x 100 ft. / 1189 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, 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: 46
Single engine airplanes: 45
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 December 2005

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 25 **CHANGED**   download (225KB)
LOC BC RWY 07 **CHANGED**   download (248KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 07 **CHANGED**   download (235KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1610:16
Sunrise05:4810:48
Sunset20:2201:22
Evening civil twilight20:5401:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 21:03:59
Local (UTC-5)  25-Jul-2008 16:03:59
 
METAR
KSQI 252055Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM BKN034 27/21 A2999 RMK AO1 57010
TAF
KRFD 
38nm NE 
251959Z 252018 21008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM0100 20006KT P6SM SCT020 BKN150 TEMPO 0305 3SM TSRA BKN035CB FM0700 28004KT P6SM BKN035 FM1100 30010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN150 FM1300 31013KT P6SM SCT040 SCT150
KMLI 
42nm SW 
251720Z 251818 00000KT P6SM OVC015 TEMPO 1820 5SM HZ BKN025 FM2000 22005KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM0500 29005KT 6SM BR SCT250 FM0900 31004KT 3SM BR FEW250 TEMPO 0913 1SM BR SCT002 FM1500 30006KT P6SM SCT035
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Hotels near Whiteside County Airport-Jos H Bittorf Field

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COUNTRY INN SUITES ROCK FALLS 1.5 71-99
SUPER 8 MOTEL ROCK FALLS 1.5 61-74

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Hotels in other cities near Whiteside County Airport-Jos H Bittorf Field

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