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LL78 LZ Fairwinds Airport
Rockford, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: LL78
Lat/Long: 42-18-42.0670N 089-09-03.3890W
42-18.701117N 089-09.056483W
42.3116853,-89.1509414
(estimated)
Elevation: 752 ft. / 229 m (estimated)
Variation: 00E (1985)
From city: 6 miles NW of ROCKFORD, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 61101

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/1975
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at RFD (7 nm S): PHONE 224-634-4737
WX AWOS-3 at JVL (19 nm N): PHONE 608-758-1723
WX AWOS-3 at FEP (20 nm W): 120.525 (815-233-4472)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
JVLr185/14.9JANESVILLE VOR/DME114.3003E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 1700 x 100 ft. / 518 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MICHAEL LINDEN & NICHOLAS PARVELLO
5938 PAGE ROAD
ROCKFORD, IL 61101
Phone 815-985-4120
Manager: MICHAEL LINDEN
5938 PAGE ROAD
ROCKFORD, IL 61101
Phone 815-985-4120

Additional Remarks

- OWNER DESIRES ARPT NOT BE CHARTED.
- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at LL78.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (7 nm S)
44C - Beloit Airport (14 nm NE)
C77 - Poplar Grove Airport (14 nm E)
KJVL - Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (19 nm N)
KFEP - Albertus Airport (20 nm W)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:4809:48
Sunrise05:2310:23
Sunset20:3601:36
Evening civil twilight21:1102:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Jun-2026 22:40:59
Local (UTC-5)  27-Jun-2026 17:40:59
 
METAR
KRFD 
7nm S 		272154Z 06007KT 10SM FEW038 FEW065 BKN250 26/16 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02560156 $
KJVL 
19nm N 		272145Z 10009KT 10SM OVC065 24/16 A2997
KFEP 
20nm W 		272155Z AUTO 09010G15KT 10SM SCT040 26/18 A2997 RMK AO2 T02570183
TAF
KRFD 
7nm S 		272101Z 2721/2818 08011KT P6SM FEW030 BKN060 FM280300 09007KT P6SM BKN040 FM281400 12010KT P6SM SCT040
KJVL 
19nm N 		272049Z 2721/2818 09011KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060 FM280000 09004KT P6SM SCT250 FM281500 13011G19KT P6SM FEW050 SCT100
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