Schilson Field
IS51 · Carthage, Illinois · Hancock County · map
Schilson Field is a private airport, 5 miles northwest of Carthage, Illinois, 705 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 3,100 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IS51
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 705 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1980
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,100 × 80 ft | Grass |
Aircraft registered in Carthage from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Carthage, Illinois: 7 piston singles, 3 drones. 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
- Provided all traffic pattern operations are restricted to the northwest of runway 05/23.
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.