Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (C37) (Dixon, Illinois)

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FAA Identifier: C73

Dixon Airport home to a 3,900 ft. hard surface runway.
Also Lighted, Storage, Maintenance, and Fuel.

Location
Lat/Long: 41-50-01.3160N / 089-26-46.3680W
41-50.021933N / 089-26.772800W
41.8336989 / -89.4462133
(estimated)
Elevation: 785 ft. / 239.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (2010)
From city: 1 mile E of DIXON, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 61021

Airport Services
Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
SELF FUELING AVBL 24 HRS.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: 26
Single engine airplanes: 22
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 3
Aircraft operations: avg 110/day
70% transient general aviation
30% local general aviation

Airport Operations
Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IKK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0800-1200, ALL SUN ON CALL
FOR ATTENDANT CALL 815-667-0161 OR 815-440-6557. ADM BLDG ACCESS IS 24 HRS FOR RESTROOM AND TELEPHONE.
Pattern altitude: 1585 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET ON LOW INTST SS-SR; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26, REIL RY 08, PAPI RY 26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Runway Information
Runway 8/26
Dimensions: 3897 x 75 ft. / 1188 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 12.0

Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8 RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 41-49.947333N 41-50.060167N
Longitude: 089-27.268667W 089-26.424017W
Elevation: 781.5 ft. 784.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.2% 0.2%
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway heading: 082 magnetic, 080 true 262 magnetic, 260 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good condition nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lights yes, no lights
Obstructions: 31 ft. tree, 429 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear 5 ft. gnd, 350 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear

Runway 12/30
Dimensions: 2803 x 75 ft. / 854 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 12.0

Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12 RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 41-50.167317N 41-49.927150N
Longitude: 089-26.935550W 089-26.408683W
Elevation: 777.0 ft. 785.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% 0.3%
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway heading: 123 magnetic, 121 true 303 magnetic, 301 true
Markings: basic, in good condition basic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: no no
Touchdown point: yes, no lights yes, no lights
Obstructions: 24 ft. stack, 682 ft. from runway, 6 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear 23 ft. rr, 690 ft. from runway, 174 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear

Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3: 118.575 (815-288-2039)
ROCKFORD APPROACH: 126.0
ROCKFORD DEPARTURE: 126.0
WX AWOS-3 at SQI (12 nm SW): 119.175 (815-626-2704)
WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (17 nm E): 119.675 (815-562-2955)

VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
PLLr153/8.6 POLO VOR/DME 111.20 03E
RFDr204/26.0 ROCKFORD VOR/DME 110.80 01E

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF DIXON
Phone 815-288-1485
Manager: LARRY HALEY