FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MAY 2022
Location
| FAA Identifier: | C73 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-50-01.3160N 089-26-46.3680W
41-50.021933N 089-26.772800W
41.8336989,-89.4462133
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 785 ft. / 239.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of DIXON, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 61021 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IKK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0800-1200, ALL SUN ON CALL
FOR ATTENDANT CALL 815-667-0161 OR 815-440-6557. ADM BLDG ACCESS IS 24 HRS FOR RESTROOM. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET ON LOW INTST SS-SR; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26, REIL RY 08, PAPI RY 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-AV: | 118.575 (815-288-2039) |
| ROCKFORD APPROACH: | 126.0 |
| ROCKFORD DEPARTURE: | 126.0 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at SQI (12 nm SW): | 119.175 (815-626-2704) |
| WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (17 nm E): | 125.2 (815-562-2955) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PLLr153/8.6 | | POLO VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:SELF FUELING AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3897 x 75 ft. / 1188 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 41-49.947333N | | 41-50.060167N |
| Longitude: | 089-27.268667W | | 089-26.424017W |
| Elevation: | 781.5 ft. | | 784.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 080 true | | 262 magnetic, 260 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 2803 x 75 ft. / 854 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 41-50.167317N | | 41-49.927150N |
| Longitude: | 089-26.935550W | | 089-26.408683W |
| Elevation: | 777.0 ft. | | 785.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 123 magnetic, 121 true | | 303 magnetic, 301 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF DIXON
1650 FRANKLIN GROVE ROAD
DIXON, IL 61021
Phone 815-288-1485 |
| Manager: | JIM CANTERBURY
1650 FRANKLIN GROVE RD
DIXON, IL 61021
Phone 815-288-4095
815-440-3064 MGR CELL NMBR |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 110/day * | | 70% | transient general aviation | | 30% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWYS HAVE EDGE REFLECTORS WITH NO LIGHTS. |
| - | HELIPAD PARKING DESIGNATION LOCATED AT NE CORNER OF RAMP/APRON AREA. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
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 from 19 May 2022 at 0901Z to 16 June 2022 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (213KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (189KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (478KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport/Jos H Bittorf Field (12 nm SW)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (17 nm E)
KFEP - Albertus Airport (25 nm N)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (27 nm NE)
KVYS - Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field (32 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 09-Nov-2013
looking northwest.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 26-May-2022
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:57 | | 09:57 |
| Sunrise | | 05:30 | | 10:30 |
| Sunset | | 20:20 | | 01:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 01:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-May-2022 15:01:11 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 26-May-2022 10:01:11 |
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| METAR |
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KSQI
11nm SW | 261456Z AUTO 18007KT 150V220 10SM SCT016 BKN027 22/19 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP949 T02170189 52004
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KRPJ
17nm E | 261435Z AUTO 18011KT 10SM BKN014 BKN022 OVC026 21/20 A2979 RMK AO2 T02130195 TSNO
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KRFD
27nm NE | 261151Z 2612/2712 19010KT P6SM SCT008 SCT020 BKN200 TEMPO 2612/2615 BKN008 BKN020 FM262000 16006KT P6SM VCTS SCT030 BKN050CB PROB30 2621/2701 VRB10KT 4SM TSRA BKN025CB FM270300 03008KT 4SM BR VCSH BKN007 OVC015
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