KC09 · Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field
ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Wind / Visibility
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,501 ft. Max gradient: 0.35%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 179° | 5,501 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.35% |
| 36 | 359° | 5,501 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.35% |
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 · 4 frequencies
- AWOS AWOS 3 118.175
- A/D CHICAGO APP/DEP 119.350
- RDO KANKAKEE RDO 122.500
- UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800
Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KC09 on LiveATC ↗
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 2 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
TL;DR
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 18 & 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Watch for
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 18 & 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
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All translated remarks (1)
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 18 & 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36 - CTAF
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
- ·FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.
- ·RWY 18/36 MIRL AND RWY 18 & 36 REIL ON PHOTO CELL.
Field profile
Use
Public-use
Ownership
Public
Scheduled service
No
NTSB events
10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
13
since 1982
Fatal
1
7.7% of total
Last 5 years
2
≈ 0.4/yr
Last 10 years
3
≈ 0.3/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 47,400 ops in 2001
2024 total
42,300
10-yr total
423,000
2024 mix
AC/AT 2% · GA 97% · Mil 1%
Events / million ops
7.1
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.55
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=4
- Loss of control 2
- Controlled flight into terrain 1
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
All time · n=10
- Loss of control 5
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
- Engine failure / power loss 1
- Controlled flight into terrain 1
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
Designees in IL
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 |
| Keith Mcgill | Plainfield | IL | 15 nm |
| Gregory Mark Wilson | Oswego | IL | 16 nm |
| Jay Christopher Rud | Aurora | IL | 21 nm |
| Kevin Carlyle Lindsay | Naperville | IL | 23 nm |
| Ronald Neal Ridenour | Naperville | IL | 23 nm |
| Michael Louis Hudetz | Batavia | IL | 26 nm |
| Logan Arlis | West Chicago | IL | 30 nm |
| Joseph Lawrence Kinzer | Peru | IL | 33 nm |
| Thomas James Norton | Peru | IL | 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Robert Musgrave | Morris | IL | 3 nm |
| Thomas Joseph Doran | Morris | IL | 3 nm |
| Kara Lynne Haake | Morris | IL | 3 nm |
| Michael Seth Greenwald | Minooka | IL | 6 nm |
| James Randal Manning | Minooka | IL | 6 nm |
| Patrick Michael Healy | Minooka | IL | 6 nm |
| Matthew Ryan Kump | Channahon | IL | 7 nm |
| Travis Lee Macnichol | Channahon | IL | 7 nm |
| Alex George Brandes | Channahon | IL | 7 nm |
| Roger Lowell Kellogg | Newark | IL | 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Nathaniel Halcomb | Morris | IL | 3 nm |
| Jeffrey Allan Shackelford | Morris | IL | 3 nm |
| Richard George Giovannetti | Morris | IL | 3 nm |
| Robert Francis Truty | Morris | IL | 3 nm |
| James Robert Reed | Morris | IL | 3 nm |
| Russell Ray Haney | Morris | IL | 3 nm |
| Eric Eugene Smith | Morris | IL | 3 nm |
| Michael Andrew Sanders | Morris | IL | 3 nm |
| Kevin Michael Schulz | Morris | IL | 3 nm |
| Donald Frederick Kroesch | Minooka | IL | 6 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 | 30 nm |
| Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc. Griffith, IN | 46 nm |
| Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc. Lake In The Hills, IL | 47 nm |
| West Star Aviation, Inc Wheeling, IL | 48 nm |
| Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC Lake Zurich, IL | 50 nm |
| GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co. Lacon, IL | 50 nm |
| Avionics Place, Inc Rockford, IL | 56 nm |
| Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc. Kenosha, WI | 73 nm |
| PAW Aviation LaPorte, IN | 76 nm |
| Aero-Fix LLC Pekin, IL | 80 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗