AOPA Airports: Poplar Grove (C77)

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C77Private
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Poplar Grove

Poplar Grove, IL
Phone: 815-544-3471
www.poplargroveairmotive.com
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Overview

Attendance:	Attended Year-round, 7 Days a Week,Sunrise-Sunset
Tower:	No
Elevation:	858 ft (261.5 m) (Surveyed)
Location:	3.00 mi. S of Poplar Grove
Beacon:	Present (white-green)
Approaches:	VOR
Runways:	09/27 (unpaved) , 12/30, 17/35 (unpaved) Longest paved runway: 3773 ft
Fees:	Parking, Tiedown, Hangar, Landing

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Minimum Fuel Prices

100 LL	$ 5.95 (full service)

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Pilots Should Use Caution Due to Impaired Sight Clearances Between Certain Ry Ends Due to Rolling Terrain

Rys 17/35 & 09/27 Clsd Excp Ski Acft. When Snow Covered

Intensive Flight Training

NOTAMs | TFR's

Runway 09/27

Dimensions:	2709 x 200ft. / 825.7 x 61.0m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	turf, grass, sod, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Approach Lights	Obstructions
09	857.4ft. MSL 89° mag 90° true 0.3% down	No Data	Tree, 96 ft Left of center, 52 ft high, 2,321 ft from end, 44:1 clearance slope

27	849.0ft. MSL 269° mag 270° true 0.3% up	No Data	Tree, 153 ft Right of center, 49 ft high, 322 ft from end, 6:1 clearance slope

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:	3773 x 50ft. / 1150.0 x 15.2m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	asphalt, aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:	low

#	Elev/Hdg	Markings	Approach Lights	TD Point	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
12	855.5ft. MSL 122° mag 123° true 0.1% down	basic	No Data	500' Disp Threshold	Tree, 326 ft Left of center, 77 ft high, 2,014 ft from end, 23:1 clearance slope	Slope is 32:1 at Dsplcd Thlds Dsplcd Thlds Nstd Markings - White Bars Under Numbers - No Arrows

30	850.2ft. MSL 302° mag 303° true 0.1% up	basic	No Data

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2467 x 150ft. / 751.9 x 45.7m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	turf, grass, sod, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Tr. Pat.	Approach Lights	TD Point	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
17	850.0ft. MSL 175° mag 176° true 0.1% down	No Data	No Data	220' Disp Threshold	Road, Both-Sides, 17 ft high, 0 ft from end	Slope is 20:1 at Dsplcd Thld Ry 17 & Ry 35 Dsplcd Thld Mkd with Three Yellow Tires on Each Side of Ry

35	848.7ft. MSL 355° mag 356° true 0.1% up	No Data	No Data		Building, 175 ft Left of center, 27 ft high, 681 ft from end, 25:1 clearance slope

Business/Service Information

Name		Location	Freq. Monitored	Main Phone
Poplar Grove Airmotive, Inc.	Maintenance $5.95 Rentals Sales Flight Training	On field: W 42.320732-88.838024	UNICOM: 122.8	815-544-3471

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Services at this airport:

Services: Camping on Field
Engine Repair: MajorAirframe Repair: Major
Fuel: 100LL Low-Lead, MOGAS
Transportation: Public
Rental Cars:

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Pizza Hut

Boone County

McDonald's 3 mi

Poplar Grove Vintage Wings & Wheels on fld

Midway Museum 8 mi

Cherry Vale Mall 8 mi

Rockford Speedway 10 mi

Rock Cut State Park 10 mi

Clock Tower Museum 8 mi

Magic Waters 8 mi

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N42 19.3717' / W88 50.1783'42.3228611-88.8363056
Charts:	NACO: Chicago Sectional
Mag Var:	01E (1980)
ARTCC:	Chicago (ZAU)
FSS:	Kankakee (IKK) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	IKK
Approach/Departure Control Facility	RFD
Pattern Altitude:	Fixed Wing: 1850 MSL
Wind Indicator:	Lighted
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	0
Multi Engine:	0
Jets:
Helicopters:	0
Gliders:
Ultralights:

Airport Activity

GA Local:	48,000
GA Itinerant:	18,000
Commercial:
Air Taxi:
Military:

(12-month period ending on 4/30/2011)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone
Approach/Departure	Rockford	121.0
CTAF	N/A	122.8
UNICOM	N/A	122.8

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
RFD	VOR/DME	110.8	069	17 nm
JVL	VOR/DME	114.3	137	19 nm
LVV	NDB	404.0	206	25 nm
BUU	VOR/DME	114.5	228	32 nm
DPA	VOR/DME	108.4	318	34 nm
PLL	VOR/DME	111.2	052	37 nm
OBK	VOR/DME	113.0	281	40 nm
ME	NDB	350.0	301	42 nm
ME	NDB	287.0	301	42 nm
ME	NDB	257.0	301	42 nm
ENW	VOR/DME	109.2	250	44 nm
ORD	VOR/DME	113.9	294	46 nm
RA	NDB	254.0	243	47 nm
RA	NDB	206.0	243	47 nm
MS	NDB	338.0	153	50 nm
MS	NDB	359.0	153	50 nm
MS	NDB	388.0	153	50 nm
MS	NDB	400.0	153	50 nm
GM	NDB	242.0	227	50 nm

Contact Addresses

ASN Volunteer:	Owner:	Airport Manager:
Kenneth Starzyk	Steve R. Thomas	Steve R. Thomas
	11619 Rte 76	11619 Rt 76
	Poplar Grove, IL 61065	Poplar Grove, IL 61065
	815-544-3471 (Office)	815-544-3471 (Office)
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