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15IL Gittleson Farms Airport
Franklin Grove, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 15IL
Lat/Long: 41-47-50.1140N 089-16-23.3460W
41-47.835233N 089-16.389100W
41.7972539,-89.2731517
(estimated)
Elevation: 836 ft. / 255 m (estimated)
Variation: 01E (1985)
From city: 3 miles SE of FRANKLIN GROVE, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 61031

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/1990
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-AV at C73 (8 nm W): 118.575 (815-288-2039)
WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (10 nm NE): 125.2 (815-562-2955)
WX AWOS-3PT at SQI (18 nm W): 119.175 (815-626-2704)

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2900 x 100 ft. / 884 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 300 ft.no
Obstructions: 25 ft. other
HIGH LINE ON 18		none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: VERN GITTLESON
1867 HERMAN RD
FRANKLIN GROVE, IL
Phone (815) 761-2531
Manager: VERN GITTLESON
1867 HERMAN RD
FRANKLIN GROVE, IL
Phone (815) 761-2531

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 15IL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (8 nm W)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (10 nm NE)
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport/Jos H Bittorf Field (18 nm W)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (25 nm N)
KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (27 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5509:55
Sunrise05:2910:29
Sunset20:3401:34
Evening civil twilight21:0802:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2026 13:30:58
Local (UTC-5)  05-Jul-2026 08:30:58
 
METAR
KRPJ 
11nm NE 		051315Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A3000 RMK AO2 T02150183
KSQI 
18nm W 		051256Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02220194 PWINO $
TAF
KRFD 
25nm N 		051140Z 0512/0612 VRB05KT 6SM BR SCT050 BKN100 FM051500 01010KT P6SM BKN025 FM051800 04012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM060100 02006KT P6SM FEW035 SCT250
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