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KRAC · John H Batten Airport

ICAO · US · 9 NTSB events

ID KRAC FAA RAC Elev 674 ft Lat 42° 45.64' N Lon 87° 48.91' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,574 ft. Max gradient: 0.35%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 037° 6,574 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.11%
22 217° 6,574 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.11%
14 132° 4,421 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.35%
32 312° 4,421 ft 100 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 ASOS 117.700
  • CLD CLNC DEL 120.150
  • A/D MILWAUKEE APP/DEP 120.150
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.075

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 6 matched · 21 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 12 threshold displaced 375 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 30 threshold displaced 380 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 MALSF Rwy 04; REIL Rwy 22, 14 and 32; PAPI Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 04–22; MIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Runway 12 threshold displaced 375 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 30 threshold displaced 380 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 MALSF Rwy 04; REIL Rwy 22, 14 and 32; PAPI Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 04–22; MIRL Rwy 14–32. 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 (6)

  • Runway 12 threshold displaced 375 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 12: Thld dsplcd 375´

  • Runway 30 threshold displaced 380 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 30: Thld dsplcd 380´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 04; REIL Rwy 22, 14 and 32; PAPI Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 04–22; MIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt MALSF Rwy 04; REIL Rwy 22, 14 and 32; PAPI Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 04–22; MIRL Rwy 14–32—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

    Migratory waterfowl on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

  • Airport attended 1300–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·RWY 04–22: 1281X80 (TURF) RWY 04: Tree.
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL, UL94 LGT ACTIVATE rotating beacon; NSTD LIRL Rwy 12–30; 3 clicks on 5 clicks off—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 12–30 NSTD LIRL, spaced every 300 ft, rwy lighted 2205 ft.
  • ·Ultralight flying on and invof arpt.
  • ·Limited line–of–sight between Rwy 04 and 12; Rwy 04 and 30.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 920-822-3644
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®GREEN BAY APP CON 119.4 (1130–0530Z‡) ®GREEN BAY DEP CON 126.55 (1130–0530Z‡) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.4 (0530–1130Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Green Bay Apch at 920-431-5741, when Green Bay Apch clsd, for CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·GREEN BAY (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.5 GRB Chan 102 N44º33.31´ W88º11.69´ 349º 5.2 NM to fld. 767/1E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–025º byd 40 NM 026º–036º byd 40 NM blo 2,600´ 026º–036º byd 49 NM 040º–065º byd 59 NM 221º–233º byd 40 NM 255º–265º byd 40 NM 270º–300º blo 7,000´ RACINE BATTEN INTL (RAC)(KRAC) 2 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N42º45.67´ W87º48.83´ 674 B LRA NOTAM FILE RAC RWY 04–22: H6574X100 (CONC–GRVD) S–50, D–65 PCN 18 R/B/W/T HIRL RWY 04: MALSF.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 46´.
  • ·RWY 14–32: H4421X100 (ASPH) S–25, D–35 MIRL 0.3% up NW RWY 14: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 04 and 22 oprs consly.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 262-631-5620
  • ·ASOS 121.425 (262) 635–0959.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.075 ®MILWAUKEE APP CON 135.875 CLNC DEL 120.15 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·HORLICK (T) DME 114.05 HRK Chan 87(Y) N42º45.73´ W87º48.88´ at fld. 663.
  • ·DME unusable: 205º–240º byd 20 NM 241º–204º ILS 108.7 I–RAC Rwy 04.
  • ·Glideslope unusable below 837´.
  • ·GREEN BAY L–31A CHICAGO H–5E, L–28H, A IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Horlick Field

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

2

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 60,000 ops in 2002

2024 total

47,000

10-yr total

470,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 96% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

2.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.43

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=9

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Other 3
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-05-17 FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2014-09-11 Cessna 172M · Other · day →
2003-07-19 Cessna 195 · Other · VMC · day →
2002-04-30 Cessna 120 · Weather · VMC · day →
1996-06-29 Piper J3C-90 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1994-07-28 CONSOLIDATED-VULTEE BT-13A · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1987-12-25 Cessna 150H · Engine failure · day →
1985-09-21 Cessna 150H · Other · day →
1982-06-15 Cessna 421 · Gear-up · IMC · day →

Designees in WI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,220 A&P Mechanics 3,071 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 36 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 10 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 22 Schools Flight Schools 50 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 29 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 35

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Patrick Hammer Milwaukee WI 19 nm
Stanley Mcduffie Milwaukee WI 19 nm
David Klein Antioch IL 20 nm
Christopher Ray Greene Waukegan IL 24 nm
Donald Goss Waukegan IL 24 nm
John Peter Boos Waukegan IL 24 nm
Gail Sue Lapook Wauconda IL 32 nm
James Curtis Bair Walworth WI 37 nm
David Mckinney Monroe Cary IL 38 nm
Edward Clifford Finnegan Cary IL 38 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 Herbert Monroe Racine WI 2 nm
Peter Blair Pascale Sr Racine WI 2 nm
Michael Norman Stein Racine WI 2 nm
Michael Robert Flynn Racine WI 2 nm
Jon Arlie Dickinson Racine WI 2 nm
Kevin Arthur Balthazor Racine WI 2 nm
Dustin Eric Parker-Ford Racine WI 2 nm
Joseph Ferdinand Haddad Iv Racine WI 2 nm
Keaton Andrew Stengel Racine WI 2 nm
Lawrence William Stys Caledonia WI 4 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
David Joel Davies Sr Racine WI 2 nm
Thomas John Kalina Racine WI 2 nm
Gregory Duane Ray Racine WI 2 nm
George John Snamiske Racine WI 2 nm
Michael Norman Stein Racine WI 2 nm
Mark Allen Anich Racine WI 2 nm
Wade James Modrow Racine WI 2 nm
John Mark Andrus Racine WI 2 nm
Jay Leroy Bailey Racine WI 2 nm
Gerald Louis Bovitz Racine WI 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 11 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 12 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 25 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 35 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 39 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 40 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 55 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 60 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 65 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 75 nm

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