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Whiteside Co Airport-Jos H Bittorf Fld (SQI) in Sterling, Illinois
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Whiteside Co Airport-Jos H Bittorf Fld (SQI)

  • General
  • Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 03/01/1948, Runways: 2, Land Area Covered By Airport: 437 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 05012.1*A, Location ID: SQI, Region: Great Lakes, District Office: CHI, Unicom Frequency: 123.000 MHz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 123.000 MHz, Aeronautical sectional chart: Chicago, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: IKK, Tie-In FSS Name: Kankakee, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 647 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2012-07-2), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCG, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAU, Boundary ARTCC Name: Chicago, Airspace Determination: No Objection, Federal Agreements: NGY, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: SQI, Last Inspection Date: 06/18/2015, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: Federal
  • Location
  • State: Illinois, County: Whiteside, City: Sterling, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 44' 34.200'', Lng: -89° 40' 34.600'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.742833, Lng: -89.676278, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2012-07-2), Distance from central business district: 2 mi (S) Find on map
  • Owner
  • Whiteside County, Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, Il 61270, 815-622-3591
  • Manager
  • Michael Dowell, 10950 Hoover Rd, Rockfalls, Il 61071, 815-622-3591
  • Operations
  • Period: 05/31/2014 - 05/31/2015, Air Taxi Operations: 600, Itinerant Operations: 9,500, Local Operations: 22,500, Military Operations: 120
  • Aircraft
  • Single Engine Aircraft: 41, Multi Engine Aircraft: 2
  • Additional
  • Fuel Types: 100LLA, Magnetic Variation: 1E (Year 2000), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Bottled Oxygen Type: High/Low pressure, Bulk Oxygen Type: High/Low pressure, Lighting Schedule: See Rmk, Beacon Schedule: Ss-Sr, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: Yes, Other services: AFRT, AVNCS, CARGO, CHTR, INSTR, RNTL
  • Remarks
  • Traffic Pattern Altitude: 800 FT FOR PISTON ACFT,1500 FT FOR JET ACFT.

Runway 1

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 07, True Alignment: 70, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Fair, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 44' 21.030'', Lng: -89° 41' 04.969'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.739175, Lng: -89.684714, Physical Elevation: 648 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 49.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.03 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 647.6 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P4L, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: TREE, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility, Object Clear Slope: 39, Object Height: 35 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 1573.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 0B ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.1, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (07/20/2012), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (07/20/2012), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (07/20/2012)
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 25, True Alignment: 250, Instrument Landing System (ILS) Type: Instrument landing system, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Precision instrument, Markings Condition: Fair, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 44' 42.833'', Lng: -89° 39' 44.344'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.745232, Lng: -89.662318, Physical Elevation: 647 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 647.3 ft, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Approach Light System: MALSR, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): No, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: TREE, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: PIR, Object Clear Slope: 18, Object Height: 47 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 1062.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 410R ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.1, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (07/20/2012), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (07/20/2012), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (07/20/2012)

Runway 2

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 18, True Alignment: 180, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Basic, Markings Condition: Poor, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 44' 57.312'', Lng: -89° 40' 51.230'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.749253, Lng: -89.680897, Physical Elevation: 642 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 642.4 ft, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: BRUSH, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 36, Object Height: 12 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 640.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 0L/R ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.1, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (07/20/2012), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (07/20/2012), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (07/20/2012)
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 36, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Basic, Markings Condition: Poor, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 44' 18.782'', Lng: -89° 40' 51.348'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.738551, Lng: -89.680930, Physical Elevation: 644 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 644.2 ft, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: ROAD, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 40, Object Height: 15 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 800.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 0B ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.1, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (07/20/2012), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (07/20/2012), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (07/20/2012)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 13 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Sterling)

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