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Airport · FAA-LID · US

Class G

Illinois Valley Parachute Club Airport

ID 81IL Elev 646 ft Lat 40° 26.04' N Lon 89° 21.40' W Zulu …

Live conditions at 81IL

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Aerial view · 81IL

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for 81IL — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at 81IL

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,640 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
E — 2,640 ft 70 ft Turf No —
W — 2,640 ft 70 ft Turf No —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for 81IL, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 1 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1017.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at 81IL

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2000-10-23 Ercoupe 415-E · Weather · day →

Designees in IL

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as 81IL — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

2,147

Flight Instructors

A&P

6,104

Mechanics

AME

49

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

13

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

1

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

9

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

4

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

3

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

11

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

43

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

ODA

4

Organizational Designations

Schools

64

Flight Schools

FBO

67

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

56

Flying Clubs

Repair

8

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

40

EAA Chapters

DPEs near 81IL

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Jerry Kelvin Lay Minonk IL 32 nm
Dennis Dwain Taft Springfield IL 41 nm
Jeffrey Allen Galesburg IL 56 nm
Joseph Lawrence Kinzer Peru IL 56 nm
Thomas James Norton Peru IL 56 nm
Matthew Edward Massey Yorkville IL 85 nm
Steven Paul Kirik Bettendorf IA 85 nm
Keith Mcgill Plainfield IL 88 nm
Chris Alan Frazier Davenport IA 88 nm
Gregory Mark Wilson Oswego IL 88 nm

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

CFIs near 81IL

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jeremy Ryan Turner Hopedale IL 3 nm
Mark Edward Fox Mackinaw IL 6 nm
Robert Allen Steier Mackinaw IL 6 nm
Louis James Self Mackinaw IL 6 nm
Barry Mark Gorman Stanford IL 6 nm
Ethan Allen White Delavan IL 10 nm
Bernard Dwaine Relph Groveland IL 11 nm
Larry Wayne Collins Atlanta IL 12 nm
James Warren Smith Atlanta IL 12 nm
Christopher Paul Baker Morton IL 12 nm

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

A&P mechanics near 81IL

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Howard Ralph Warsaw Minier IL 2 nm
Rex Eugene Richard Mackinaw IL 6 nm
Joshua Thomas Pflederer Tremont IL 8 nm
Roger Alan Stuber Tremont IL 8 nm
Charles Edward Binstead Iii Danvers IL 10 nm
Robert Dean Street Groveland IL 11 nm
John Russell Bell Hartsburg IL 12 nm
Brett Richard Wickman Atlanta IL 12 nm
Kyle Alan Schneider Morton IL 12 nm
Thomas Andrew Mathis Morton IL 12 nm

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

Repair stations near 81IL

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 15 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 35 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 57 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 102 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 107 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 110 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 111 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 111 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 116 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 116 nm

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