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0C8 · Cushing Field Ltd Airport

FAA-LID · US · 15 NTSB events

ID 0C8 Elev 640 ft Lat 41° 31.13' N Lon 88° 36.30' 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: 2,831 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 — 2,831 ft 180 ft TURF-G Yes 0.00%
36 — 2,831 ft 180 ft TURF-G Yes 0.00%

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).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 8 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.
  • ·NSTD LIRL; LGT INTST VARIES; NON FAA APVD L-800 SERIES.
  • ·RWY 18/36 DTHR MKD WITH WHITE PAINTED WOOD WITH THLD LGT ADJ TO EACH MKR.
  • ·SEASONAL CROP PLINE MARKED WITH ORANGE BALLS.
  • ·CONTROLLING OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·RWY 36 APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DTHR.
  • ·PRVDD RWY THRS ARE LCTD SO AS TO PRVD A MIN OBSTN CLRNC.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Cushing Field is a privately owned, public use airport located 2 miles southwest of Newark, Illinois, United States. In 2019, the airport received the Illinois Airport of the Year Award in the "Privately Owned/Public Use" category.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

15 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

16

since 1982

Fatal

3

18.8% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=15

  • Other 5
  • Controlled flight into terrain 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2016-09-22 PAHNKE VERNON A VANS RV 9A · Stall / spin · day →
2016-07-09 EVOLUTION TRIKES REVO · CFIT · VMC · day →
2014-09-12 EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS Sportstar · Loss of control · day →
2010-06-30 BRADSHAW Quicksilver MX II · Engine failure · day →
2009-05-17 Airborne XT912 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2008-07-21 Czech Aircraft Works Sport Cruiser · CFIT · VMC · day →
2008-04-20 Pierson RV-6 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2007-05-27 Purvis Rans S6S · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-06-15 Piper PA-38-112 · Other · VMC · day →
1991-09-25 Champion 7ECA · Other · IMC · day →
1991-08-30 Piper PA-28R-180 · Weather · day →
1991-02-20 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
1990-01-06 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
1989-09-18 Cessna 152 · Under/overshoot · VMC · night →
1989-09-10 Cessna 152 · Other · dusk →

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 12 nm
Gregory Mark Wilson Oswego IL 16 nm
Keith Mcgill Plainfield IL 17 nm
Jay Christopher Rud Aurora IL 20 nm
Michael Louis Hudetz Batavia IL 24 nm
Kevin Carlyle Lindsay Naperville IL 24 nm
Ronald Neal Ridenour Naperville IL 24 nm
Joseph Lawrence Kinzer Peru IL 26 nm
Thomas James Norton Peru IL 26 nm
Logan Arlis West Chicago IL 28 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
Roger Lowell Kellogg Newark IL 2 nm
Russell John Ertl Somonauk 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
Colton Micheal Otto 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
Jeffrey Lee Vogen Newark IL 2 nm
Bruce Cameron Devick Newark IL 2 nm
Thomas Charles Adams Newark IL 2 nm
Justin Thomas Spence Newark IL 2 nm
Paul Robert Wilmsen Millington IL 3 nm
Stan D Albright Sheridan IL 4 nm
Raymond John Pfaff Sheridan IL 4 nm
Brian Craig Anderson Somonauk IL 8 nm
Zachary James Helland Somonauk IL 8 nm
Timothy Alan Westbrook Somonauk 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
 28 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 43 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 46 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 46 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 48 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 48 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 54 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 71 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 78 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 84 nm

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