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0C2 · Hinckley Airport

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID 0C2 Elev 760 ft Lat 41° 46.25' N Lon 88° 42.20' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,640 ft. Max gradient: 0.19%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 — 2,640 ft 100 ft TURF-G No 0.19%
27 — 2,640 ft 100 ft TURF-G No 0.19%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF 122.900

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·SOARING CONDUCTED AT ARPT.
  • ·GLIDER OPNS SFC-17,500 FT.
  • ·ARPT MAY BE UNUSBL UNDER VERY WET CONDS.
  • ·RY 09/27 NOT PLOWED; USE AT OWN RISK.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.
  • ·RYS 09 & 27 8 FT CROPS OFF RY ENDS DURING GROWING SEASON.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Hinckley Airport is a privately owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles west of the central business district of Hinckley, a village in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=5

  • Loss of control 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-06-07 Aeronca 7AC · CFIT · day →
2025-05-14 ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-6B · Other · day →
2014-10-30 Cessna 162 · Loss of control · day →
1997-08-16 Piper PA-25-235 · Loss of control · day →
1993-08-22 Burkhart Grob G103 · Ground collision · day →

Designees in IL

CFI Flight Instructors 2,147 A&P Mechanics 6,104 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 49 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 13 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 43 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 56 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Matthew Edward Massey Yorkville IL 14 nm
Gregory Mark Wilson Oswego IL 17 nm
Michael Louis Hudetz Batavia IL 18 nm
Jay Christopher Rud Aurora IL 19 nm
Keith Mcgill Plainfield IL 22 nm
Logan Arlis West Chicago IL 23 nm
Kevin Carlyle Lindsay Naperville IL 24 nm
Ronald Neal Ridenour Naperville IL 24 nm
John Quinn Fulgenzi Algonquin IL 29 nm
Brandon Kuhn Lake In The Hills IL 30 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
David Thomas Brown Waterman IL 3 nm
William Joseph Kalin Jr Hinckley IL 3 nm
Edward Jeffrey Kukuk Big Rock IL 8 nm
Joseph Anthony Fraser Sandwich IL 8 nm
John Burton Spoor Jr Sandwich IL 8 nm
Robert Burdette Stephens Jr Sandwich IL 8 nm
Barbara Anne Spoor Sandwich IL 8 nm
Brett Andrew Smith Sandwich IL 8 nm
Nicholas Edward Mosca Sandwich IL 8 nm
Narvick Garcia Lopez Sandwich IL 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Bradley Scott Wade Waterman IL 3 nm
David Thomas Brown Waterman IL 3 nm
Michael Lyman Gartke Waterman IL 3 nm
Richard Stewart Walker Hinckley IL 3 nm
Brian Keith Ray Hinckley IL 3 nm
Michael Henry Romans Sr Hinckley IL 3 nm
James Allen Leifheit Big Rock IL 8 nm
Paul Ryan Wood Big Rock IL 8 nm
James Kelly Dunn Shabbona IL 8 nm
John Burton Spoor Jr Sandwich IL 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 22 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 31 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 31 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 39 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 41 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 55 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 60 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 60 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 79 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 79 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.