Whiteside County Airport Explained

Whiteside County Airport
Nativename:Joseph H. Bittorf Field
Iata:SQI
Icao:KSQI
Type:Public
City-Served:Rock Falls, Illinois
Elevation-F:648
Coordinates:41.7403°N -89.6808°W
Website:http://www.whitesidecountyairport.org
R1-Number:7/25
R1-Length-F:6,500
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:18/36
R2-Length-F:3,900
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:33,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:42
Utc:-6
Utcs:-5

The Whiteside County Airport, 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.

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.[6]

Accidents and indcidents

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See also

External links

Notes and References

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