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KRPJ · Rochelle Municipal Airport - Koritz Field

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KRPJ FAA RPJ Elev 781 ft Lat 41° 53.58' N Lon 89° 4.70' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.17%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 070° 5,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.17%
25 250° 5,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.17%

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 3 119.675
  • A/D ROCKFORD APP/DEP 126.000
  • FSS KANKAKEE RDO 122.100
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KRPJ on LiveATC ↗

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 7 & 25; PAPI RWY 7 & 25. 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 7 & 25; PAPI RWY 7 & 25. 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 7 & 25; PAPI RWY 7 & 25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 7 & 25; PAPI RWY 7 & 25 - 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

    BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·MIRL RWY 7/25; INCR INTST - CTAF.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,000 ops in 2008

2024 total

12,000

10-yr total

120,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

25.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=3

  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-07-20 EVOLUTION AIRCRAFT INC REVOLT · Other · day →
2024-05-25 Pulsar Super Pulsar · Engine failure · day →
2017-08-21 Cessna 170 · Loss of control · 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
Steven Paul Kirik Rockford IL 22 nm
Fred A Sweet Poplar Grove IL 29 nm
Matthew Edward Massey Yorkville IL 32 nm
Joseph Lawrence Kinzer Peru IL 32 nm
Thomas James Norton Peru IL 32 nm
Michael Louis Hudetz Batavia IL 34 nm
Gregory Mark Wilson Oswego IL 35 nm
Jay Christopher Rud Aurora IL 36 nm
John Quinn Fulgenzi Algonquin IL 37 nm
Brandon Kuhn Lake In The Hills 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
Kevin Lee Howard Rochelle IL 2 nm
Daniel Wayne Keller Rochelle IL 2 nm
Austin Thaden Sanderson Rochelle IL 2 nm
Jakob Kenneth Chapman Ashton IL 7 nm
James Thomas Blazek Malta IL 10 nm
David Craig Fenstermaker Malta IL 10 nm
Nicholas Robert Brand Malta IL 10 nm
Mark Robert Bresson Compton IL 12 nm
Judy Lynn Bresson Compton IL 12 nm
Ian Robert Book Compton 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
Francis Andrew Corcoran Rochelle IL 2 nm
Warren Allen Johnson Rochelle IL 2 nm
Donald Kenneth Karper Rochelle IL 2 nm
Ronald Francis Korth Rochelle IL 2 nm
Paul James Tanner Rochelle IL 2 nm
Wayne Byron Page Rochelle IL 2 nm
Timothy Scot Carpenter Rochelle IL 2 nm
Douglas Allan Kasprzak Rochelle IL 2 nm
Wilhelmis Johannes Pieterse Rochelle IL 2 nm
Brenden Michael Coletti Rochelle 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
 19 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 37 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 39 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 49 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 54 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 54 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 66 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 78 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 79 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 82 nm

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