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78IL Dixon Correctional Center Heliport
Dixon, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 78IL
Lat/Long: 41-52-21.0000N 089-29-02.0000W
41-52.350000N 089-29.033333W
41.8725000,-89.4838889
(estimated)
Elevation: 794 ft. / 242 m (estimated)
Variation: 00W (1995)
From city: 2 miles N of DIXON, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 61021

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/2000
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-AV at C73 (2.9 nm SE): 118.575 (815-288-2039)
WX AWOS-3PT at SQI (12 nm SW): 119.175 (815-626-2704)
WX AWOS-3 at RPJ (18 nm E): 125.2 (815-562-2955)

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: concrete
Runway edge lights: FLD
EXTERIOR LIGHTING OUT OF SERVICE INDFLY.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: IL DEPT OF CORRECTIONS
DIXON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, 2600 N BRINTON
DIXON, IL 61021
Phone 815-288-5561
Manager: LOUIS LEFFELMAN
2600 N BRINTON
DIXON, IL 61021
Phone 815-288-5561
EXT 2805.

Additional Remarks

- ADDITIONAL CONTACT - DENNIS MCCOY - 815-288-5561 - DENNIS.J.MCCOY@DOC.ILLINOIS.GOV
- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 78IL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (3 nm SE)
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport/Jos H Bittorf Field (12 nm SW)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (18 nm E)
KFEP - Albertus Airport (23 nm N)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (26 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Feb-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3812:38
Sunrise07:0713:07
Sunset17:1723:17
Evening civil twilight17:4623:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Feb-2025 19:50:49
Local (UTC-6)  05-Feb-2025 13:50:49
 
METAR
KRPJ 
19nm E 		051935Z AUTO 10015KT 10SM OVC060 M01/M08 A3014 RMK AO2 T10111084
TAF
KRFD 
26nm NE 		051722Z 0518/0618 11012KT P6SM BKN070 FM060100 12011KT 6SM -FZRA BKN015 OVC030 FM060300 15010KT 2SM -FZRA BR OVC008 TEMPO 0605/0608 1 1/2SM -FZDZ BR OVC006 FM060800 22007KT 3SM -FZDZ BR OVC005 FM061100 25010KT 6SM BR OVC007 FM061400 27014G24KT P6SM OVC012 FM061700 28020G30KT P6SM FEW300
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