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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:

2007-12-20

Airport Identifier:

7A4

Airport Status:

Operational

Longitude/Latitude:

090-10-09.8000W/42-27-59.2000N
-90.169389/42.466444 (Estimated)

Elevation:

990 ft / 301.75 m (Estimated)

Land:

20 acres

From nearest city:

6 nautical miles SW of Apple River, IL

Location:

Jo Daviess County, IL

Magnetic Variation:

01E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:

Privately owned

Owner:

Foster Field Llc

Address:

6144 N. Lake Rd, #1
Apple River, IL 61001

Phone number:

815-541-4282

Manager:

Steven H Mcintyre

Address:

6144 N Lake Rd #1
Apple River, IL 61001

Phone number:

815-492-1118

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:

Open to public

Wind indicator:

Yes

Segmented Circle:

No

Control Tower:

No

Lighting Schedule:

RDO-CTL
ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF - 7 CLICKS.

Beacon Color:

Clear-Green (lighted land airport)

Landing fee charge:

Yes

Sectional chart:

Chicago

Region:

AGL - Great Lakes

Traffic Pattern Alt:

800 ft

Boundary ARTCC:

ZAU - Chicago

Tie-in FSS:

IKK - Kankakee

FSS on Airport:

No

FSS Toll Free:

1-800-WX-BRIEF

NOTAMs Facility:

IKK (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.800

Unicom:

122.800 

 

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimension:

2996 x 30 ft / 913.2 x 9.1 m

Surface:

ASPH, Fair Condition
20 FT TURF SHOULDERS.

Edge Lights:

Non-standard lighting system
NSTD MIRL; NON-FRANGIBLE; SPACING & INTST.

 

Runway 18

Runway 36

Longitude:

090-10-09.6203W

090-10-09.9196W

Latitude:

42-28-13.9509N

42-27-44.3607N

Elevation:

982.00 ft

959.00 ft

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Basic, Good Condition

Basic, Good Condition

Displaced threshold:

187.00 ft
DSPLCD THLDS RYS 18 & 36 NSTD WHITE STRIPE & NRS - NO ARROWS.

57.00 ft

Obstruction:

49 ft tree, 600.0 ft from runway, 80 ft right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
RWY 18 SLOPE IS 16:1 TO DISP THRS .
20 FT+ BRUSH & TREES 80 FT L&R 0 FT ON FENCE LINE.

26 ft tree, 1043.0 ft from runway, 188 ft right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear
RY 36 SLOPE IS 42:1 TO DISP THRS.

 

Radio Navigation Aids

ID

Type

Name

Ch

Freq

Var

Dist

PVB

NDB

Platteville

 

203.00

01E

17.8 nm

MRJ

NDB

Mineral Point

 

365.00

00W

25.5 nm

FEP

NDB

Freeport

 

335.00

00E

29.1 nm

OQW

NDB

Maquoketa

 

386.00

02E

35.6 nm

CWI

NDB

Clinton

 

377.00

01E

39.0 nm

MXO

NDB

Monticello

 

397.00

01E

45.9 nm

BOZ

NDB

Whiteside

 

254.00

01E

48.5 nm

PLL

VOR/DME

Polo

049X

111.20

03E

41.6 nm

RFD

VOR/DME

Rockford

045X

110.80

01E

45.5 nm

JVL

VOR/DME

Janesville

090X

114.30

03E

47.5 nm

LNR

VOR/DME

Lone Rock

075X

112.80

00E

49.8 nm

DBQ

VORTAC

Dubuque

105X

115.80

04E

24.3 nm

CVA

VORTAC

Davenport

085X

113.80

04E

47.7 nm

Remarks

  • SNOW REMOVAL UNAVBL. CALL FOR RY COND AT 814-541-4282.
  • PRVDD OBSTN IN RY APCH SLOPE REMOVED/LOWERED OR THR DSPLCD & MKD TO PRVD MIN 20:1 APCH CLNC OVER OBSTN; AREA 125 FT EITHER SIDE OF RY CL CLEAR OF OBSTN; APPROP RY SAFETY AREAS PROVDD.

Based Aircraft

Aircraft based on field:

13

Single Engine Airplanes:

12

Ultralights:

1

Operational Statistics

    Time Period: 2006-01-01 - 2006-12-31

Aircraft Operations:

39/Week

General Aviation Local:

25.0%

General Aviation Itinerant:

75.0%

 

Foster Field Airport   

Address: Jo Daviess County, IL

Tel: 815-541-4282, 815-492-1118


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General Info
Country United States
State ILLINOIS
FAA ID 7A4
Latitude 42-27-59.200N
Longitude 090-10-09.800W
Elevation 990 feet
Near City APPLE RIVER



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