Cottonwood Airport
1C8 · Rockford, Illinois · Winnebago County · map
Cottonwood Airport is a public-use airport owned by Cottonwood CORP, 2 miles northwest of Rockford, Illinois, 741 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,540 feet of grass.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Cottonwood Airport?
Its FAA code is 1C8.
Where is Cottonwood Airport?
It is 2 miles northwest of Rockford, Illinois, 741 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Cottonwood Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,540 feet long, grass.
Does Cottonwood Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Cottonwood Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Cottonwood Flying Club and Blackhawk Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Cottonwood Airport?
11 pilot examiners and 13 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 Cottonwood Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 1C8
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Cottonwood CORP
- Elevation
- 741 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 300 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,540 × 260 ft | Grass, good | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 18: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 36: threshold displaced 400 ft, road 15 ft high 37 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Chicago/Rockford International (6 nm south), Albertus Airport (20 nm west), Southern Wisconsin Regional (20 nm north), Rochelle Muni/Koritz Field (24 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Chicago/Rockford International (6 nm south), Poplar Grove Airport (13 nm east), Beloit Airport (14 nm northeast), Albertus Airport (20 nm west).
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
- Minor repairs available on required.
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Runway 36: +70' lighted stadium poles L and R 1300' from runway end.
- Pattern altitude: 300 feet above ground level ultralights, 800 feet above ground level sngl eng.
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights south 2250 feet lighted; variable intst and NON-FRANGIBLE mounts.
- Displaced thld marked with white barrels and lights.
- Runway 36 approach ratio 20:1 to dthr.
- Seasonal crops in runway 18 part 77 surface 130 feet from runway end.
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 Rockford from the FAA register
88 aircraft are registered to owners in Rockford, Illinois: 75 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 3 business jets, 2 helicopters, 1 turboprop. 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
Fuel and service companies in Rockford, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Cottonwood Flying Club 2 aircraft · Rockford
- Blackhawk Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Rockford Blackhawk Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club based at Chicago/Rockford Airport (RFD) in Illinois.
Repair stations in Rockford:
- Aar Aircraft Services, INC
- Avionics Place, INC Radio Ranch is an avionics and communications repair station located at Whiteside County Airport in Rock Falls, Illinois.
- Chronos Aviation, LLC. Emery Air is a multi-platform aviation service company based in Rockford, Illinois, offering full-service FBO operations, air cargo ground handling, bonded cargo warehousing, and logistics support.
- Hamilton Sundstrand Aerospace
- Ingenium Aerospace, LLC
- Kaney Aerospace INC
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
11 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 11 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 11 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 4 sport aviation examiners, 13 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 6 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 2 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Fred Arthur Sweet private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Poplar Grove, IL (13 nm) · (815) 670-1667 · [email protected]
- Christopher Timothy Anderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Janesville, WI (20 nm) · (608) 290-4700 · [email protected]
- Brandon Kuhn private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Blue Skies Flying Services · Lake in the Hills, IL (37 nm) · (815) 276-1356 · [email protected]
- Michael Biewenga private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Blue Skies Flying Services · Lake in the Hills, IL (37 nm) · (847) 208-6785 · [email protected]
- John Quinn Fulgenzi private pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Algonquin, IL (38 nm) · (815) 236-8646 · [email protected]
- David Mckinney Monroe private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Cary, IL (40 nm) · (847) 736-8171 · [email protected]
- Jay Christopher Rud private pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · J.A. Flight Training · Aurora, IL (43 nm) · (815) 557-5221 · [email protected]
- Gail Sue Lapook private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Wauconda, IL (44 nm) · (708) 601-6219 · [email protected]
All 46 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.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- 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 · 6 since 1982, 0 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 Rockford 88 aircraft · 75 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 3 business jets
- Cottonwood Flying Club 2 aircraft in town
- Falcon Aircraft Services INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Cottonwood Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- Blackhawk Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Aar Aircraft Services, INC · repair station
- Avionics Place, INC · repair station
- Chronos Aviation, LLC. · repair station
- Hamilton Sundstrand Aerospace · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 0 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/1C8.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.