Whiteside County Airport

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Whiteside County Airport

Joseph H. Bittorf Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Rock Falls, Illinois
Time zone UTC−06:00 (-6)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−05:00 (-5)
Elevation  AMSL 648 ft / 198 m
Coordinates 41°44′25″N089°40′51″W / 41.74028°N 89.68083°W / 41.74028; -89.68083
Website http://www.whitesidecountyairport.org
Whiteside County Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
7/256,5001,981Asphalt
18/363,9001,189Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations33,000
Based aircraft42

The Whiteside County Airport( IATA : SQI, ICAO : KSQI), also known as Joseph H. Bittorf Field, [1] is a public-use airport serving Rock Falls, Illinois, United States, as well as the Sauk Valley and Dixon area.

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Facilities and aircraft

The airport has two runways. Runway 7/25 measures 6499 x 150 ft (1981 x 46 m) and is friction. This length makes the runway capable of serving aircraft from the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 families.

The other runway, 18/36, is 3900 x 100 ft (1189 x 30 m) and is also asphalt. [2]

The airport's FBO is Sauk Valley Aviation. The airport offers fueling and parking services in addition to aircraft rental and flight training; aircraft maintenance, modifications, cleaning, and parts; and pilot services like a courtesy car, lounge, and WiFi. [3] [4] [5]

Based on the 12-month period ending March 31, 2021, the airport averages 90 aircraft operations per day, or roughly 33,000 per year, consisting of 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and <1% military. For that same time period, there are 42 aircraft based on the field: 40 single-engine and 2 multi-engine airplanes. [2] [6]

Accidents and incidents

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References

  1. ↑ "Whiteside County Airport". Whiteside County Airport. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  2. 1 2 "AirNav: SQI - Whiteside County Airport/Jos H Bittorf Field". AirNav. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  3. ↑ "Aviation Fuel Prices – Sauk Valley FBO". Sauk Valley Aviation. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  4. ↑ "AirNav: Sauk Valley Aviation". AirNav. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  5. ↑ "Sauk Valley Aviation at KSQI". AOPA Airports. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  6. ↑ "SQI – Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  7. ↑ "N127W accident description". Plane Crash Map. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  8. ↑ "Plane from Whiteside County Airshow crashes in field". WQAD8. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  9. ↑ "Airplane crashes in rural Whiteside County". KWQC TV 6. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  10. ↑ "Police respond to plane crash in Whiteside County". WIFR. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  11. ↑ "Plane crashes in rural Whiteside County". Clinton Herald. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
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