Fly-In 09 September 2009

 

 
C77 Poplar Grove Airport
Poplar Grove, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

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:  858 ft. / 261.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:  01E (1980)
From city:  3 miles S of POPLAR GROVE, IL
Time zone:  UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:  61065

Airport Operations

Airport use:  Open to the public
Activation date:  10/1972
Sectional chart:  CHICAGO
Control tower:  no
ARTCC:  CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:  KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:  IKK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:  SR-SS
Pattern altitude:  1858 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:  lighted
Segmented circle:  no
Lights:  DUSK-DAWN
Beacon:  white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:  122.8
ROCKFORD APPROACH:  121.0
ROCKFORD DEPARTURE:  121.0
WX ASOS at RFD (14 nm SW):  PHONE 815-399-0627

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance    VOR name    Freq    Var
RFDr069/17.1 ROCKFORD VOR/DME 110.80 01E
JVLr137/18.5 JANESVILLE VOR/DME 114.30 03E
BUUr228/32.3 BURBUN VOR/DME 114.50 01W
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

 
NDB name    Hdg/Dist    Freq    Var    ID
DEKALB 348/24.0 209 02W DKB  -.. -.- -...
LAKE LAWN 205/25.0 404 00W LVV  .-.. ...- ...-
FREEPORT 082/33.6 335 00E FEP  ..-. . .--.

Airport Services

Fuel available:  100LL MOGAS
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:  non-standard
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:  122 magnetic, 123 true 302 magnetic, 303 true
Displaced threshold:  500 ft.
DSPLCD THLDS NSTD MARKINGS - WHITE BARS UNDER NUMBERS - NO ARROWS.
no
Markings:  basic, in good condition basic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights:  no no
Obstructions:  67 ft. tree, 1518 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear
SLOPE IS 30:1 AT DISP THLDS.
none

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:  2709 x 200 ft. / 826 x 61 m
Surface:  turf, in good condition
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.
Gradient:  0.1% 0.1%
Traffic pattern:  left left
Runway heading:  089 magnetic, 090 true 269 magnetic, 270 true
Runway end identifier lights:  no no
Obstructions:  52 ft. tree, 2321 ft. from runway, 96 ft. left of centerline, 44:1 slope to clear 49 ft. tree, 322 ft. from runway, 153 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:  2467 x 150 ft. / 752 x 46 m
Surface:  turf, in good condition
RUNWAY 17    RUNWAY 35
Latitude:  42-19.664697N 42-19.259728N
Longitude:  088-50.118275W 088-50.081482W
Elevation:  850.0 ft. 848.7 ft.
Gradient:  0.1% 0.1%
Traffic pattern:  left left
Runway heading:  175 magnetic, 176 true 355 magnetic, 356 true
Displaced threshold:  340 ft. no
Obstructions:  17 ft. road
SLOPE IS 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.
30 ft. ant, 864 ft. from runway, 67 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:  Privately-owned
Owner:  STEVE R. THOMAS
11619 RTE 76
POPLAR GROVE, IL 61065
Phone 815-544-3471
Manager:  STEVE R. THOMAS
11619 RT 76
POPLAR GROVE, IL 61065
Phone 815-544-3471

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:   451
Single engine airplanes:   427
Multi engine airplanes:   23
Helicopters:   1
     
Aircraft operations: avg 181/day *
73%  local general aviation
27%  transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

A40-12/3  0 NSTD LIRL DUE TO SPACING; INTENSITY & NON-FRANGIBLE MOUNTINGS.
RYS 17/35 & 09/27 CLSD EXCP SKI ACFT. WHEN SNOW COVERED.

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 between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR-A    download (193KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply    download (29KB)

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)
C59 - Lake Lawn Airport (21 nm NE)
 
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From to C77

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Sep-2008
  Local
(UTC-5)
  Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight 06:25 11:25
Sunrise 06:53 11:53
Sunset 18:37 23:37
Evening civil twilight 19:05 00:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)   01-Oct-2008 02:43:01
Local (UTC-5)   30-Sep-2008 21:43:01
 
METAR
KRFD 
14nm SW 
010154Z 34006KT 10SM BKN048 OVC060 12/06 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01220061
KJVL 
19nm NW 
010145Z 31004KT 10SM BKN050 BKN100 10/07 A2996 RMK LAST
KDKB 
24nm S 
010205Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM BKN044 BKN049 BKN060 11/08 A2995 RMK AO2
TAF
KRFD 
14nm SW 
302327Z 010024 31008KT P6SM BKN060 BKN200 FM0400 33012KT P6SM BKN050 FM1500 36014G24KT P6SM SCT030 FM1800 34015G25KT P6SM BKN040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name     Contact     Services / Description    Fuel Prices   Comments
Poplar Grove Airmotive 815-544-3471
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aircraft charters, ...

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Mogas 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into C77 have stayed at...

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RADISSON HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER ROCKFORD  7.8  119-189
 

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AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN  3.8