FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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| PLLr204/15.0 | | POLO VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03E |
| BDFr354/35.2 | | BRADFORD VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 00E |
| RFDr215/35.9 | | ROCKFORD VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 01E |
| CVAr083/36.2 | | DAVENPORT VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WHITESIDE | | 068/5.3 | | 254 | | 01E | | BOZ | -... --- --.. |
| CLINTON | | 099/29.6 | | 377 | | 01E | | CWI | -.-. .-- .. |
| KEWANEE | | 020/34.9 | | 245 | | 01E | | EZI | . --.. .. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 41-44.350505N | | 41-44.713888N |
| Longitude: | 089-41.082840W | | 089-39.739078W |
| Elevation: | 647.3 ft. | | 647.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 069 magnetic, 070 true | | 249 magnetic, 250 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, 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: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 66 ft. tree, 1670 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear | | 29 ft. tree, 650 ft. from runway, 550 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3900 x 100 ft. / 1189 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 41-44.955198N | | 41-44.313043N |
| Longitude: | 089-40.853862W | | 089-40.855815W |
| Elevation: | 641.8 ft. | | 643.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 180 true | | 359 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. brush, 567 ft. from runway, 36:1 slope to clear | | 15 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: | | 40 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| 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 2007 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 25 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download |
| LOC BC RWY 07 | |
download |
| NDB RWY 07 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (68KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kyle Grimmonpre
Taken in May 2008
from 10,000 ft MSL
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Whiteside County Airport-Jos H Bittorf Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 13:03 |
| Sunset | | 17:23 | | 23:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:52 | | 23:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 23:39:03 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 17:39:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KSQI | 092315Z AUTO 34015G19KT 3SM BKN010 BKN018 OVC035 M03/M04 A2983 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KRFD
38nm NE | 091737Z 0918/1018 05011KT 1SM -SN BR SCT007 OVC012 TEMPO 0918/0921 1/2SM -SN FG OVC006 FM092100 04011G18KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC008 FM100000 01013G25KT 1/2SM SN BLSN OVC007 FM100300 35020G29KT 3/4SM -SN BLSN OVC007 FM100600 34021G29KT 2SM -SN BLSN OVC009
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KMLI
42nm SW | 092012Z 0920/1018 28009KT 3SM -SN BR OVC020 TEMPO 0920/0923 1SM -SN BR SCT007 OVC012 FM092300 35012G20KT 6SM BLSN OVC025 TEMPO 0923/1003 2SM -SN BR OVC012 FM100400 34012G21KT P6SM VCSH OVC012 FM100900 32010G17KT P6SM FEW015
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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