Rinkenberger Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 41-13-51.1340N (41.230871)
Longitude: 
 089-36-56.3460W (-89.615652)
Elevation: 
 808.0 feet MSL (246 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 2.6 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. NE of Bradford, Illinois
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
RICK COOK
405 W WASHINGTON ST
PRINCETON, IL 61356
779-732-0492		 PETER ANDRIOTIS
340 E HILL ST
TISKILWA, IL 61368
815-646-4572

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 07/1944
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1808 feet (551 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Kankakee(IKK)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near BDF

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    15.8 Kewanee Municipal Airport
    (KEZI EZI)    		 264 266 100LL
    16.4 Marshall County Airport
    (C75)    		 140 143 100LL, UL94
    22.1 Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A Duncan Field Airport
    (VYS KVYS VYS)    		 70 73 100LL, Jet A+
    26.1 Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport
    (3MY)    		 179 182 100LL, Jet A
    30.8 Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field Airport
    (KSQI SQI)    		 354 357 100LL, Jet A
    34.2 General Downing - Peoria International Airport
    (PIA KPIA PIA)    		 185 188 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
    37.0 Dixon Municipal-Charles R Walgreen Field Airport
    (C73)    		 11 14 100LL
    38.4 Skydive Chicago Airport
    (8N2)    		 74 77 100LL, Jet A
    39.4 Bresson Airport
    (C82)    		 35 38 100LL
    40.9 Harrel W Timmons Galesburg Regional Airport
    (GBG KGBG GBG)    		 244 246 100LL, Jet A
    41.8 Quad-City Seaplane Base
    (I04)    		 289 291 100LL
    42.3 Quad Cities International Airport
    (MLI KMLI MLI)    		 288 290 100LL, Jet A
    44.6 Pekin Municipal Airport
    (C15)    		 183 186 100LL, Jet A
    44.8 Ingersoll Airport
    (KCTK CTK)    		 207 209 100LL
    46.4 Rochelle Municipal/Koritz Field Airport
    (KRPJ RPJ)    		 31 34 100LL, Jet A
    48.5 Pontiac Municipal Airport
    (KPNT PNT)    		 111 114 100LL, Jet A
    48.7 Cushing Field Ltd Airport
    (0C8)    		 68 71 100LL, Mogas
    49.3 Davenport Municipal Airport
    (DVN KDVN DVN)    		 297 299 100LL, Jet A
    49.4 Monmouth Municipal Airport
    (C66)    		 248 250 100LL, MOGAS
    50.6 Mercer County Airport
    (C00)    		 271 273 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A11 OTR CTC: PETER ANDRIOTIS 815-646-4572
    A110-1 THREE 112 FT MKD & LGTD TWRS INBOARD OF RWY 08 THR, L OF CNTRLN.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
    E111 EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 08/26
    18/36
    Longest Runway: 08/26 is 2614 ft (797 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    BDF Airport Runway Details

    Runway 08/26  2614 ft x 190 ft (797 m x 58 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 08

    Runway 26
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Object at End: 
    		 PLINE FENCE
    Distance from End: 
    		 28 4
    REIL: 
    		 No No
    Touchdown Lights: 
    		 No No
    Centerline Lights: 
    		 No No

    Runway 18/36  1932 ft x 190 ft (589 m x 58 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Object at End: 
    		 TOWER FENCE
    Distance from End: 
    		 0 6
    REIL: 
    		 No No
    Touchdown Lights: 
    		 No No
    Centerline Lights: 
    		 No No

    Services

    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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