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KC15 · Pekin Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KC15 FAA C15 Elev 530 ft Lat 40° 29.29' N Lon 89° 40.55' W Zulu …

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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: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 89.5° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
27 269.5° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • A/D PEORIA APP/DEP 124.675
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 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 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 PRESET ON LOW, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 PRESET ON LOW, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 PRESET ON LOW, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 PRESET ON LOW, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·ADMIN BLDG CAN BE ACCESSED BY CIPHER LOCK WHICH HAS APPLICABLE INSTRUCTIONS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1017.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

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

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 18,000 ops in 1991

2024 total

9,000

10-yr total

90,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 22% · GA 78% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

11.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.22

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=5

  • Stall / spin 3
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Hard landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2016-08-18 Collins RV6A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2011-01-19 Piper PA-28-180 · Stall / spin · day →
1994-08-23 Watson KR-2 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1988-10-19 Cessna 182 · Hard landing · VMC · dusk →
1985-11-21 Rockwell 112 · Under/overshoot · 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
Jerry Kelvin Lay Minonk IL 39 nm
Dennis Dwain Taft Springfield IL 42 nm
Jeffrey Allen Galesburg IL 42 nm
Joseph Lawrence Kinzer Peru IL 58 nm
Thomas James Norton Peru IL 58 nm
Steven Paul Kirik Bettendorf IA 74 nm
Chris Alan Frazier Davenport IA 77 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Muscatine IA 84 nm
Andrew Donovan Dow Quincy IL 85 nm
Matthew Edward Massey Yorkville IL 90 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
Michael Day Reed Pekin IL 5 nm
Matthew Joseph Weghorst Pekin IL 5 nm
Mark Ryan Hoving Pekin IL 5 nm
Jason William Rassi Mapleton IL 6 nm
Andrew John Hager Glasford IL 8 nm
Bernard Dwaine Relph Groveland IL 9 nm
Ethan Allen White Delavan IL 9 nm
Christopher Paul Baker Morton IL 12 nm
Kelly Kathryn Schaffnit Morton IL 12 nm
Jeremy Ryan Turner Hopedale IL 12 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
Jerald Edward Clark Green Valley IL 5 nm
Jeff Alan Lugeanbeal Pekin IL 5 nm
Mark Ryan Hoving Pekin IL 5 nm
Bernhard Schinkel Pekin IL 5 nm
Elijah Garman Melloy Pekin IL 5 nm
Murray Joseph Brian Pekin IL 5 nm
Jon Lynn Crank Pekin IL 5 nm
James Thomas Vissering Pekin IL 5 nm
Joe Dee Brantley Pekin IL 5 nm
Eric John Caldwell Pekin IL 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 0 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 35 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 50 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 107 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 107 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 113 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 118 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 119 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 120 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 120 nm

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