AirNav: IL22 - Grandpa's Farm Mendota Airport

IL22

Grandpa's Farm Mendota Airport
Mendota, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	IL22
Lat/Long:	41-31-18.7550N 089-07-57.6950W 41-31.312583N 089-07.961583W 41.5218764,-89.1326931 (estimated)
Elevation:	727 ft. / 221.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	00E (1985)
From city:	2 miles SW of MENDOTA, IL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	61342

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1974
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT NSTD LIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF 122.9.
Taxiway lights:	TWY LGTS ON SOUTH SIDE OF TWY ONLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at VYS (10 nm S):	120.025 (815-223-8442)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
JOTr266/36.6		JOLIET VOR/DME		112.30		02E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3980 x 200 ft. / 1213 x 61 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	non-standard NSTD LIRL; FIXTURE SPACING & LGT INTST VARIES; NON-FAA APVD L-800 SERIES.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	41-31.639833N	41-30.985333N
Longitude:	089-07.976500W	089-07.946667W
Elevation:	727.0 ft.	715.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	15 ft. road APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR.	4 ft. fence APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	R. J. KRENZ/WALTON PROPERTIES 702 INDIANA AVE MENDOTA, IL 61342 Phone 815-866-9939 R. J. KRENZ & WALTON PROPERTIES ARE THE OWNERS
Manager:	CARL AMBLER 1708 HILLCREST CT MENDOTA, IL 61342 Phone (815) 910-7287

Additional Remarks

-	RY 18/36 CALL FIRST FOR RY CONDITIONS 815-910-7287
-	RWY LIGHTS OTS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
-	RWY 18 (300 FT DSPLCD THLD) & RWY 36 (80 FT DSPLCD THLD) DSPLCD THLDS ARE 1 FT HIGH BLUE BARREL HALVES.
-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IL22.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVYS - Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field (10 nm S)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (22 nm N)
C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (23 nm NW)
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport/Jos H Bittorf Field (28 nm NW)
KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (31 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 30-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:42	12:42
Sunrise	07:11	13:11
Sunset	17:09	23:09
Evening civil twilight	17:38	23:38

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Jan-2026 00:20:33
Local (UTC-6)	30-Jan-2026 18:20:33

METAR

KVYS
10nm S

310000Z AUTO 34009KT 10SM UP SCT019 SCT026 BKN049 M10/M14 A3045 RMK AO2 TSNO

TAF

KRFD 41nm N	302159Z 3022/3118 35012KT 6SM -SN SCT020 BKN035 TEMPO 3022/3024 2SM -SN BKN012 OVC020 FM310100 35011KT P6SM SCT030 BKN070
KDPA 46nm NE	302159Z 3022/3118 03012KT 2SM -SN SCT012 BKN020 TEMPO 3022/3023 1/2SM SN FZFG VV008 FM302300 01012KT 5SM -SN SCT020 BKN030 PROB30 3100/3101 3/4SM -SN BR OVC010 FM310100 34009KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035

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