Sylvania Airport
C89 · Sturtevant, Wisconsin · Racine County · map
Sylvania Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles west of Sturtevant, Wisconsin, 789 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 08L/26R, is 2,343 feet of grass. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Sylvania Airport?
Its FAA code is C89.
Where is Sylvania Airport?
It is 3 miles west of Sturtevant, Wisconsin, 789 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Sylvania Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 08L/26R, is 2,343 feet long.
Does Sylvania Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Sylvania Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Sylvania Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Westosha Flying Club INC and Wisconsin Fox River Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sylvania Airport?
20 pilot examiners and 33 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 Sylvania Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA C89
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 789 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irreg
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08L/26R | 2,343 × 120 ft | Grass, fair | |
| 08R/26L | 2,272 × 38 ft | Asphalt, good | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 08L: road 18 ft high 90 ft from the end
- Runway 26R: road 15 ft high 95 ft from the end
- Runway 08R: road 18 ft high 320 ft from the end
- Runway 26L: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 371 ft, road 18 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Kenosha Regional (7 nm south), Batten International (7 nm northeast), Burlington Municipal (15 nm west), General Mitchell International (15 nm north).
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 Wisconsin · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Prior to 1959.
- Activate airport beacon sunset to sunrise - the common traffic frequency.
- Ultralights on and in vicinity of airport.
- Activate PAPI runway 26L; medium-intensity runway lights runway 08R/26L - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour fuel available with credit card.
- Runway 08R/26L non-standard medium-intensity runway lights.
- 10 feet brush 100 feet from threshold, 65 feet R.
- Road 0-80 feet from runway end, 50 feet L; road 80 feet from runway end, both sides of centerline.
- Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr.
- Rough area in fnt of sky diving hngr appxly 800 feet west of runway 26R thld.
- Para atvt on and in vicinity of airport.
- Runway 08R/26L closed to helicopter autorotation mnvrs.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 Sturtevant from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Sturtevant, Wisconsin: 5 piston singles, 1 glider. 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 Wisconsin.
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:
- Westosha Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · Kenosha, 8 miles away Westosha Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club based at Kenosha Regional Airport in Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin Fox River Flyers INC 3 aircraft · Franklin, 13 miles away Wisconsin Fox River Flyers is a member-owned and operated non-profit flying club in Southeast Wisconsin that has been operating for over thirty years.
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
20 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 19 for private pilot, 17 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 14 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 19 for airplanes, 11 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 3 for helicopters, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 33 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 6 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 5 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- David Klein 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, helicopters · Antioch, IL (15 nm) · (973) 879-5740 · [email protected]
- Patrick Hammer commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings; multi-engine airplanes · Freight Runners Express, Inc. · Milwaukee, WI (15 nm) · (414) 688-1556 · [email protected]
- Stanley McDuffie private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Air Cargo · Milwaukee, WI (15 nm) · (505) 264-1887 · [email protected]
- Christopher Ray Greene private pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Waukegan, IL (19 nm) · (603) 738-2686 · [email protected]
- John Peter Boos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Skill Aviation LLC · Waukegan, IL (19 nm) · (847) 219-1189 · [email protected]
- Donald Goss 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 · Skill Aviation · Waukegan, IL (22 nm) · (847) 226-7326 · [email protected]
- Michael Ford private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Waukesha County Airport · Waukesha, WI (24 nm) · (262) 607-2744 · [email protected]
- Gail Sue Lapook private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Wauconda, IL (27 nm) · (708) 601-6219 · [email protected]
All 83 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.
- 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 · 13 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 Sturtevant 6 aircraft · 5 piston singles, 1 gliders
- Sylvania Airport LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Westosha Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- Wisconsin Fox River Flyers INC 3 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Wisconsin 1,619 since 1982 · 225 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Wisconsin 123 landing places
- Wisconsin 6,164 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/C89.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.