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KC77 · Poplar Grove Airport

ICAO · US · 15 NTSB events

ID KC77 FAA C77 Elev 858 ft Lat 42° 19.37' N Lon 88° 50.18' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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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

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,773 ft. Max gradient: 0.31%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 122.5° 3,773 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.14%
30 302.5° 3,773 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.14%
09 90.1° 2,709 ft 200 ft GRS No 0.31%
27 270.1° 2,709 ft 200 ft GRS No 0.31%
17 176° 2,467 ft 150 ft GRS No 0.05%
35 356° 2,467 ft 150 ft GRS No 0.05%

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 ROCKFORD APP/DEP 121.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 10 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·ALT BLAKE THOMAS CAUTION: IMPAIRED SIGHT CLNCS BTN RWY ENDS DUE TO ROLLING TRRN.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ·EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] (ALL LOWER CASE) CLSD WHEN SNOW COVERED EXCP TO SKI ACFT.
  • ·CLSD WHEN SNOW COVERED EXCP TO SKI ACFT.
  • ·NSTD LIRL DUE TO SPACING, INTST & NON-FRANGIBLE MOUNTINGS.
  • ·MKD WITH WHITE BARS UNDER NUMBERS; NO ARROWS.
  • ·MKD WITH THREE CONES ON EACH SIDE OF RWY.
  • ·APCH SLOPE IS 32:1 AT DSPLCD THR.
  • ·APCH SLOPE IS 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR.

Field profile

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

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 66,000 ops in 2002

2024 total

66,000

10-yr total

660,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

6.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.14

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=15

  • Other 6
  • Loss of control 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-02-14 TAILWIND W-8 · Other · day →
2021-01-12 Beech P35 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2019-05-26 Rand Robinson KR2 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-04-30 Cessna 140 · CFIT · night →
2012-11-18 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · day →
2012-08-08 RISTINE AVID MARK IV · Stall / spin · dusk →
2011-07-23 Luscombe 8 · Other · day →
2011-02-12 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · day →
2008-02-23 Cessna 140 · Other · day →
2001-07-21 Smith Kelly-D · CFIT · day →
1995-09-10 Maule,Aviat M-5,PITTS S2R · Other · VMC · day →
1995-04-15 Piper J3C · Ground collision · day →
1994-09-20 Beech E95A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1992-09-23 Boeing B75N1 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-11-08 Cessna 310R · Other · 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
Fred A Sweet Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Steven Paul Kirik Rockford IL 11 nm
James Curtis Bair Walworth WI 16 nm
Christopher Timothy Anderson Janesville WI 23 nm
Brandon Kuhn Lake In The Hills IL 25 nm
John Quinn Fulgenzi Algonquin IL 25 nm
David Mckinney Monroe Cary IL 27 nm
Edward Clifford Finnegan Cary IL 27 nm
Gail Sue Lapook Wauconda IL 31 nm
David Klein Antioch IL 35 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
Craig Roy Bailey Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Lon Clayton Dienst Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Timothy Martin Gallagher Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
David Richard Sterner Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Kristina Jo Thomas Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Dwight Eliot Van Meerveld Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
William John Zangs Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Kenneth William Dilillo Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Edward Arthur Lewis Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Mark William Petersen Poplar Grove IL 2 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
Clyde Eric Amundson Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Craig Roy Bailey Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Timothy Martin Gallagher Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
James Ewing Slocum Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
William John Zangs Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Kevin John Hutchinson Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Kenneth William Dilillo Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Mark William Petersen Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Frank David Kletecka Poplar Grove IL 2 nm
Simon Mathew Smith Poplar Grove IL 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 13 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 24 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 35 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 36 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 43 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 43 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 50 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 55 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 80 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 82 nm

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