Erie Air Park
3H5 · Erie, Illinois · Whiteside County · map
Erie Air Park is a public-use ultralight field, 1 mile north of Erie, Illinois, 600 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18U/36U, is 2,000 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Erie Air Park?
Its FAA code is 3H5.
Where is Erie Air Park?
It is 1 mile north of Erie, Illinois, 600 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Erie Air Park?
Its one runway, 18U/36U, is 2,000 feet long, grass.
Does Erie Air Park have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Erie Air Park?
4 pilot examiners and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
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The ultralight field facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3H5
- Kind
- Ultralight field · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 600 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, sunrise to sunset
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1972
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18U/36U | 2,000 × 200 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 18U: trees 68 ft high 720 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft sales
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Clinton Municipal (14 nm northwest), Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field (18 nm east), Davenport Municipal (23 nm west), Quad Cities International (24 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Clinton Municipal (14 nm northwest), Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field (18 nm east), Tri-Township Airport (22 nm north), Quad-City Seaplane Base (23 nm southwest).
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
- RC model aircraft activity west of runway 36 Wednesday eves, weather permitting.
- Runway 18U/36U thlds marked with L-SHAPED white gravel.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Erie from the FAA register
8 aircraft are registered to owners in Erie, Illinois: 6 helicopters, 1 piston single, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this ultralight field; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this ultralight field 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 3 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Chris Alan Frazier private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Davenport, IA (23 nm) · (563) 260-2071 · [email protected]
- Joseph Lawrence Kinzer private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Peru, IL (46 nm) · (262) 573-6115 · [email protected]
- Thomas James Norton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Peru, IL (46 nm) · (407) 951-2901 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Allen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Jet Air, Inc. · Galesburg, IL (47 nm) · (309) 221-3577 · [email protected]
All 11 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.
- 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.
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 ultralight field
Accidents and incidents at or near this ultralight field NTSB records · 1 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 ultralight field links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Erie 8 aircraft · 6 helicopters, 1 piston singles, 1 drones
- AG Farmacy Applications LLC 6 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this ultralight field 1 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 8,050 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/3H5.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.