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Whiteside County Airport Joseph H. Bittorf Field | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Rock Falls, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 648 ft / 198 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°44′25″N089°40′51″W / 41.74028°N 89.68083°W Coordinates: 41°44′25″N089°40′51″W / 41.74028°N 89.68083°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.whitesidecountyairport.org | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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 41 aircraft based on the field: 40 single-engine and 1 multi-engine. [2] [6]
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