Schuy-Rush Airport
5K4 · Rushville, Illinois · Schuyler County · map
Schuy-Rush Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Rushville, 1 mile west of Rushville, Illinois, 665 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 3,565 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Schuy-Rush Airport?
Its FAA code is 5K4.
Where is Schuy-Rush Airport?
It is 1 mile west of Rushville, Illinois, 665 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Schuy-Rush Airport?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 3,565 feet long, grass.
Does Schuy-Rush Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Schuy-Rush Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Rushville Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Schuy-Rush Airport?
3 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5K4
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Rushville
- Elevation
- 665 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1970
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,565 × 100 ft | Grass, good | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 09: threshold displaced 305 ft, road 15 ft high 10 ft from the end
- Runway 27: threshold displaced 463 ft, trees 62 ft high 379 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Mount Sterling Municipal (13 nm southwest), Macomb Municipal (24 nm north), Jacksonville Municipal (26 nm southeast), Pittsfield Penstone Municipal (30 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Mount Sterling Municipal (13 nm southwest), Macomb Municipal (24 nm north), Jacksonville Municipal (26 nm southeast), Havana Regional (27 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
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 09/27 non-standard low-intensity runway lights due to spacing. Runway 09 first 305 feet unlighted; runway 27 first 313 feet unlighted.
- 09/27 dthr marked with white rubber mats at both ends of runway.
- Approach ratio 21:1 to displaced thld.
- Approach ratio 13:1 to dthr.
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 Rushville from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Rushville, Illinois: 4 drones, 1 piston single. 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:
- Rushville Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Rushville
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
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Andrew Donovan Dow private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Quincy, IL (30 nm) · (515) 297-0924 · [email protected]
- Dennis Dwain Taft private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Springfield, IL (45 nm) · (217) 553-6154 · [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 (50 nm) · (309) 221-3577 · [email protected]
All 10 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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-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 airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport 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 airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Rushville 5 aircraft · 4 drones, 1 piston singles
- No-Trax Precision AG LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Rushville Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,117 since 1982 · 251 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/5K4.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.