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Airport · ICAO · US

Class E (sfc)

Jacksonville Municipal Airport

ID KIJX FAA IJX Elev 624 ft Lat 39° 46.48' N Lon 90° 14.30' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KIJX

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Aerial view · KIJX

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for KIJX — 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 KIJX

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 135.3° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
31 315.3° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
04 045° 4,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
22 225° 4,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.03%

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).

Communications

4 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • AWOS AWOS 3 108.600
  • CLD CLNC DEL 118.450
  • A/D SPRINGFIELD APP/DEP 118.450
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KIJX, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

3 matched · 23 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Runway 31 threshold displaced 80 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate increase intst PAPI Rwy 13, MIRL Rwy 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

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

    wildlife hazard

  • Runway 31 threshold displaced 80 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate increase intst PAPI Rwy 13, MIRL Rwy 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • 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

    Deer on and invof arpt.

  • Runway 31 threshold displaced 80 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 31: Thld dsplcd 80´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate increase intst PAPI Rwy 13, MIRL Rwy 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT increase intst PAPI Rwy 13, MIRL Rwy 13–31—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)

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.

  • ·64 ILLINOIS JACKSONVILLE MUNI (IJX)(KIJX) 3 N UTC–6(–5DT) N39º46.48´ W90º14.30´ 624 B NOTAM FILE IJX RWY 13–31: H5000X75 (ASPH) S–22, D–28 MIRL RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 36´.
  • ·RWY 04–22: H4001X75 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 22: REIL.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 13–31 and Rwy 04–22, REIL Rwys 22, 13 and Rwy 31 and twy lgts—CTAF.
  • ·Southeast twy lgts OTS indef.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 217-243-5824
  • ·AWOS–3PT 120.525 (217) 243–6379.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®SAINT LOUIS APP/DEP CON 118.45 126.15 CLNC DEL 118.45 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc St Louis Apch 314-890-1017.
  • ·(T) DME 108.6 IJX Chan 23 N39º46.59´ W90º14.32´ at fld. 614.
  • ·JOLIET RGNL (JOT)(KJOT) 4 W UTC–6(–5DT) N41º31.06´ W88º10.52´ 582 B NOTAM FILE JOT RWY 13–31: H2821X100 (ASPH) S–8 MIRL RWY 13: PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.5º TCH 41´.
  • ·RWY 04–22: 2552X150 (TURF) RWY 22: Tree.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–0000Z‡, Sat 1300–1900Z‡, Sun unattended.
  • ·Rwy 04–22 marked with tires painted white; thld marked with white gravel.
  • ·Rwy 13–31 markings faded.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 815-741-7267
  • ·AWOS–3 119.975 (815) 730–9560.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 RCO 122.1R 112.3T (KANKAKEE RADIO) ®CHICAGO APP/DEP CON 119.35 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago Apch at 847-289-0926.
  • ·(VH) (H) VOR/DME 112.3 JOT Chan 70 N41º32.79´ W88º19.10´ 103º 6.7 NM to fld. 591/2E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 072º–090º byd 34 NM blo 3,000´ 130º–175º byd 40 NM 185º–190º byd 40 NM 230º–240º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 230º–240º byd 43 NM 345º–060º byd 40 NM JOLIET N41º32.79´ W88º19.10´ NOTAM FILE JOT.
  • ·(VH) (H) VOR/DME 112.3 JOT Chan 70 103º 6.7 NM to Joliet Rgnl. 591/2E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 072º–090º byd 34 NM blo 3,000´ 130º–175º byd 40 NM 185º–190º byd 40 NM 230º–240º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 230º–240º byd 43 NM 345º–060º byd 40 NM RCO 122.1R 112.3T (KANKAKEE RADIO) JONNY N37º50.35´ W88º58.25´ NOTAM FILE MWA.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 382 MW 200º 5.4 NM to Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois. 390/1E.
  • ·ST LOUIS H–5D, L–27B IAP CHICAGO L–28H, A CHICAGO H–5E, L–28H, A ST LOUIS EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KIJX — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KIJX

20 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 24,000 ops in 1990

2024 total

12,000

10-yr total

120,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 8% · GA 92% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

16.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=19

  • Other 13
  • Loss of control 3
  • Hard landing 1
  • Stall / spin 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
2022-06-18 Cessna 172N · Weather · VMC · day →
2021-07-21 Madera RV-3 · Stall / spin · day →
2002-06-30 Grenier Acro Sport · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1998-11-13 Cessna 172I · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1996-05-17 Cessna 182 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1996-02-24 Cessna 152 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1985-04-28 Cessna 177RG · Other · VMC · day →
1980-10-12 GRADY KR-2 · Other →
1978-10-18 Cessna 152 · Other →
1977-07-17 WOOLUMS KR-2 · Other →
1976-02-16 Taylorcraft,Piper BC12-D,PA-31 · — →
1975-07-25 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1972-09-11 Piper PA-24 · Other →
1972-09-04 AERO COMDR A-9B · Other →
1971-12-31 Taylorcraft BC12-D · Other →
1969-06-02 Cessna 140 · Other →
1966-01-11 Cessna 150 · Other →
1965-06-04 Piper PA-24 · Other →
1965-03-13 Cessna 172A · Other →
1964-05-04 Cessna 310C · Other →

Designees in IL

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KIJX — 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 KIJX

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
Dennis Dwain Taft Springfield IL 27 nm
Christopher Hinote Portage Des Sioux MO 51 nm
William Lovell Winfield MO 53 nm
Andrew Donovan Dow Quincy IL 53 nm
David Walter Chilenski Saint Louis MO 60 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders Saint Louis MO 60 nm
Daniel Reed Wentzville MO 65 nm
Roy Carl Beisswenger Greenville IL 66 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders East Saint Louis IL 68 nm
John Scott Saunders St. Louis MO 68 nm

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

CFIs near KIJX

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
Harold Jay Bruninga S Jacksonvle IL 3 nm
Dennis Lyn Jarman Jacksonville IL 3 nm
Alex Jordan Helmich Jacksonville IL 3 nm
Adam Emerson Pate Jacksonville IL 3 nm
Paul Allen Schone Arenzville IL 9 nm
Cecil Reginald Toler Franklin IL 13 nm
Clay Alan Crocker New Berlin IL 15 nm
Blake William Kilby New Berlin IL 15 nm
Donald G Randle Petersburg IL 23 nm
Gregory Victor Norton Petersburg IL 23 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KIJX

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
Matthew Thomas Chumley Jacksonville IL 3 nm
Irvin Kris Klemmensen Jacksonville IL 3 nm
John David Oakes Jacksonville IL 3 nm
Christopher James Jacobson Jacksonville IL 3 nm
Jack Arvil Stewart Jacksonville IL 3 nm
Todd Christopher Cole Jacksonville IL 3 nm
Tyler Cody Plogger Jacksonville IL 3 nm
Jeremy John Hawks Jacksonville IL 3 nm
Ian James Pyatt Jacksonville IL 3 nm
Arnold Ray Tullis Virginia IL 11 nm

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

Repair stations near KIJX

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
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 0 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 50 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 64 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 69 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 70 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 84 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 137 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 155 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 157 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 157 nm

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