Hinckley Airport
0C2 · Hinckley, Illinois · De Kalb County · map
Hinckley Airport is a public-use airport owned by Partners Investment Cap INC., 3 miles west of Hinckley, Illinois, 760 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,640 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Hinckley Airport?
Its FAA code is 0C2.
Where is Hinckley Airport?
It is 3 miles west of Hinckley, Illinois, 760 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Hinckley Airport?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,640 feet long, grass.
Does Hinckley Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Hinckley Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Windy City Soaring Association and Ja Flight Services LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hinckley Airport?
22 pilot examiners and 29 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Hinckley Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 0C2
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Partners Investment Cap INC.
- Elevation
- 760 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1966
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,640 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- gliders, flight instruction, parachute jumping, glider towing
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Aurora Municipal (10 nm east), DE Kalb Taylor Municipal (10 nm north), Rochelle Muni/Koritz Field (18 nm northwest), Dupage Airport (22 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Aurora Municipal (10 nm east), DE Kalb Taylor Municipal (10 nm north), Rochelle Muni/Koritz Field (18 nm northwest), Dupage Airport (22 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Illinois · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Soaring conducted at airport.
- Runways 09 and 27 8 feet crops off runway ends during growing season.
- Glider operations SFC-17,500 feet.
- Airport may be unusable under very wet conditions.
- Runway 09/27 not plowed; use at own risk.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Hinckley from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Hinckley, Illinois: 7 drones, 4 piston singles, 4 gliders. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Illinois.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Windy City Soaring Association 6 aircraft · Hinckley
- Ja Flight Services LLC 8 aircraft · Sugar Grove, 13 miles away JA Flight Training is a flight school in Sugar Grove, Illinois that offers pilot training from private pilot through commercial and instructor ratings.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
22 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 22 for private pilot, 18 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 12 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 20 for airplanes, 10 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 5 sport aviation examiners, 29 aviation medical examiners, 8 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 7 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Jay Christopher Rud private pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · J.A. Flight Training · Aurora, IL (11 nm) · (815) 557-5221 · [email protected]
- Matthew Edward Massey private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Yorkville, IL (16 nm) · (815) 546-3664 · [email protected]
- Gregory Mark Wilson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Oswego, IL (18 nm) · (815) 474-0202 · [email protected]
- Kevin Carlyle Lindsay private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Naperville, IL (22 nm) · (708) 655-4901 · [email protected]
- Logan Arlis private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Dupage Airport · West Chicago, IL (23 nm) · (630) 327-8074 · [email protected]
- Keith McGill private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Plainfield, IL (24 nm) · (815) 483-3931 · [email protected]
- Ronald Neal Ridenour private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · Naperville, IL (25 nm) · (630) 854-9456 · [email protected]
- John Quinn Fulgenzi private pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Algonquin, IL (30 nm) · (815) 236-8646 · [email protected]
All 84 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Hinckley 15 aircraft · 7 drones, 4 piston singles, 4 gliders
- Windy City Soaring Association 5 aircraft in town
- Aerial Crop Care LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Windy City Soaring Association 6 aircraft · flying club
- Ja Flight Services LLC 8 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,117 since 1982 · 250 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Illinois 103 landing places
- Illinois 8,052 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/0C2.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.