Early - Merkel Field Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
42-21-58.5520N (42.366264)
Longitude: 
089-14-06.3250W (-89.23509)
Elevation: 
794.0 feet MSL (242 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
3 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
07 N.M. NE of Pecatonica, Illinois
Found On: 
Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
DANIEL REZICH
10075 CEMETERY RD
PECATONICA, IL 61063-8021
815-378-9128
DANIEL & ANDREA REZICH
10075 CEMETERY RD
PECATONICA, IL 61063-8021
815-378-9128

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
05/1999
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): 
1794 feet (547 m)

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  4

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 815

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near IS78

    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
    11.9 Chicago/Rockford International Airport
    (RFD KRFD RFD)
    149 152 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    14.2 Beloit Airport
    (44C)
    56 59 100LL
    14.6 Freeport/Dornink Airport
    (IL47)
    272 275 80, 100LL
    17.0 Albertus Airport
    (FEP KFEP FEP)
    245 248 100LL, Jet A
    17.5 Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport
    (JVL KJVL JVL)
    29 32 100LL, Jet A
    17.9 Poplar Grove Airport
    (C77)
    98 101 100LL
    21.7 Monroe Municipal Airport
    (KEFT EFT)
    313 316 100LL, Jet A
    26.8 Dacy Airport
    (0C0)
    85 88 100LL
    29.2 Rochelle Municipal/Koritz Field Airport
    (KRPJ RPJ)
    166 169 100LL, Jet A
    31.2 Jana Airport
    (58C)
    13 16 80, 100LL
    33.3 Dixon Municipal-Charles R Walgreen Field Airport
    (C73)
    196 199 100LL
    35.0 De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport
    (KDKB DKB)
    137 140 100LL, Jet A-1+
    36.7 Bresson Airport
    (C82)
    170 173 100LL
    38.2 Galt Field Airport
    (10C)
    86 90 100LL
    40.3 Grand Geneva Resort Airport
    (C02)
    67 71 100LL, Jet A
    41.6 Lake In The Hills Airport
    (3CK)
    102 106 100LL, Jet A
    41.8 Foster Field Airport
    (IL28)
    278 280 100LL
    42.3 Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field Airport
    (KSQI SQI)
    207 210 100LL, Jet A
    42.9 Hinckley Airport
    (0C2)
    146 149 80
    44.4 Blackhawk Airfield Airport
    (87Y)
    2 5 100LL

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 15/33
    Longest Runway: 15/33 is 2400 ft (732 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    IS78 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 15/33  2400 ft x 70 ft (732 m x 21 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 15

    Runway 33

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    TREE
    Object Height: 
    60
    Distance from End: 
    875

    Services

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

    Maps & Diagrams

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