Schertz Field
9IS2 · Gibson City, Illinois · Ford County · map
Schertz Field is a private airport, 5 miles northeast of Gibson City, Illinois, 758 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,177 feet of asphalt and grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 9IS2
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 758 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, unattnd
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,177 × 100 ft | Asphalt and grass, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 18: threshold displaced 174 ft
- Runway 36: pole 53 ft high 2,667 ft from the end
Aircraft registered in Gibson City from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Gibson City, Illinois: 3 drones, 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Illinois.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 581 feet by 100 feet grass on south end.
- Fixture spacing and light intst varies.
- Center 30 feet portion is asphalt and 35 feet on either side is grass.
- +15 feet road 30 feet from runway end.
- 18/36 markings faded and unreadable.
- Approach slope 16:1 to displaced thld.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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 5, 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.