FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | C77 |
Lat/Long: | 42-19-22.3000N 088-50-10.7000W 42-19.371667N 088-50.178333W 42.3228611,-88.8363056 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 857.4 ft. / 261.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03W (2025) |
From city: | 3 miles S of POPLAR GROVE, IL |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 61065 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 10/1972 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | IKK (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | SR-SS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | SS-SR |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
ROCKFORD APPROACH: | 121.0 |
ROCKFORD DEPARTURE: | 121.0 |
WX ASOS at RFD (14 nm SW): | PHONE 815-484-6229 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
JVLr137/18.5 | | JANESVILLE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 03E |
DPAr318/33.8 | | DUPAGE VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 02E |
PLLr052/37.4 | | POLO VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03E |
OBKr281/39.7 | | NORTHBROOK VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 02W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
Dimensions: | 3773 x 50 ft. / 1150 x 15 m |
Surface: | asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | low intensity NSTD LIRL DUE TO SPACING, INTST & NON-FRANGIBLE MOUNTINGS. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
Latitude: | 42-19.441592N | | 42-19.107633N |
Longitude: | 088-50.558168W | | 088-49.852350W |
Elevation: | 855.5 ft. | | 850.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 126 magnetic, 123 true | | 306 magnetic, 303 true |
Displaced threshold: | 500 ft. MKD WITH WHITE BARS UNDER NUMBERS; NO ARROWS. | | no |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | no, no lights |
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 2709 x 200 ft. / 826 x 61 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition |
Operational restrictions: | CLSD WHEN SNOW COVERED EXCP TO SKI ACFT. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 42-19.424975N | | 42-19.424418N |
Longitude: | 088-50.513113W | | 088-49.912037W |
Elevation: | 857.4 ft. | | 849.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 093 magnetic, 090 true | | 273 magnetic, 270 true |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Obstructions: | none | | 60 ft. tree, 655 ft. from runway, 155 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 2467 x 150 ft. / 752 x 46 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition |
Operational restrictions: | CLSD WHEN SNOW COVERED EXCP TO SKI ACFT. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 42-19.664697N | | 42-19.259728N |
Longitude: | 088-50.121875W | | 088-50.081482W |
Elevation: | 850.0 ft. | | 848.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 176 true | | 359 magnetic, 356 true |
Displaced threshold: | 220 ft. MKD WITH THREE CONES ON EACH SIDE OF RWY. | | no |
Obstructions: | 17 ft. road APCH SLOPE IS 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Privately-owned |
Owner: | STEVE THOMAS 11619 RTE 76 POPLAR GROVE, IL 61065 Phone 815-544-3471 ALT BLAKE THOMAS |
Manager: | STEVE R. THOMAS 11619 RT 76 POPLAR GROVE, IL 61065 Phone 815-544-3471 EMAIL ADDRESS: STEVE@POPLARGROVEAIRMOTIVE.COM (ALL LOWER CASE) |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft operations: avg 181/day * | 73% | local general aviation | 27% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
A30A-30 | CALM WIND RWY. |
A57-12 | APCH SLOPE IS 32:1 AT DSPLCD THR. |
- | CAUTION: IMPAIRED SIGHT CLNCS BTN RWY ENDS DUE TO ROLLING TRRN. |
- | 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 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (201KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
44C - Beloit Airport (12 nm NW)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (14 nm SW)
KJVL - Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (20 nm NW)
10C - Galt Field Airport (21 nm E)
3CK - Lake in the Hills Airport (24 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 25-Jul-2020
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 06-Feb-2023
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 12:35 |
Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 13:04 |
Sunset | | 17:15 | | 23:15 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:44 | | 23:44 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 06-Feb-2023 14:30:36 |
Local (UTC-6) | 06-Feb-2023 08:30:36 |
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METAR |
KRFD 14nm SW | 061354Z 00000KT 6SM BR OVC250 M10/M12 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP243 T11001122
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KJVL 19nm NW | 061345Z 00000KT 5SM BR SCT200 M11/M12 A3020
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KDKB 24nm S | 061415Z AUTO 12008KT 5SM BR CLR M06/M06 A3020 RMK AO2 T10571059
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TAF |
KRFD 14nm SW | 061120Z 0612/0712 14005KT 3SM BR FEW250 FM061500 14011KT P6SM SCT250 FM061800 14014G25KT P6SM BKN200 FM070100 17016G26KT P6SM OVC030 FM070400 18018G28KT P6SM SCT010 OVC015 TEMPO 0704/0708 3SM -SHRA BR OVC010 FM070900 25014G25KT P6SM BKN015
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KJVL 19nm NW | 061120Z 0612/0712 VRB03KT 1/4SM FG SKC TEMPO 0612/0613 1SM BR FM061300 13006KT P6SM SCT230 FM061800 15011G20KT P6SM BKN230 FM062300 15017G26KT P6SM SCT220 WS020/17050KT FM070300 18019G31KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN018 WS020/20058KT FM070700 21016G27KT P6SM OVC006
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NOTAMs |
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