Pittsfield Penstone Municipal
PPQ · KPPQ · Pittsfield, Illinois · Pike County · map
Pittsfield Penstone Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Pittsfield, 3 miles northeast of Pittsfield, Illinois, 710 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 4,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 10 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 7,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Pittsfield Penstone Municipal?
Its FAA code is PPQ, and its ICAO code is KPPQ.
Where is Pittsfield Penstone Municipal?
It is 3 miles northeast of Pittsfield, Illinois, 710 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Pittsfield Penstone Municipal?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 4,000 feet long, asphalt.
Does Pittsfield Penstone Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Pittsfield Penstone Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Pittsfield Penstone Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Happy Bottom Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Pittsfield Penstone Municipal?
4 pilot examiners and 2 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 Pittsfield Penstone Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PPQ · ICAO KPPQ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Pittsfield
- Elevation
- 710 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1974
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,000 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Ppq and aWOS-3T | 118.525 | |
| Quincy and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.225 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3T), by phone 217-285-1428.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mount Sterling Municipal (21 nm north), Jacksonville Municipal (26 nm east), Quincy Rgnl-Baldwin Field (26 nm northwest).
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
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset on low intst; to increase intst and activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour self service credit card (major) fuel facility.
- Runway 13 markings poor due to fading.
- Runway 31 markings poor due to fading.
- Runway 13 PAPI, operate continuously.
- Runway 31 PAPI, operate continuously.
- Deer and migratory waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
- (E81) taxiway lights are lighted exit arrows.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 7 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| jets | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 7,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 200 |
| general aviation, travelling | 2,000 |
| general aviation, local | 4,700 |
| military | 100 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Pittsfield from the FAA register
8 aircraft are registered to owners in Pittsfield, Illinois: 3 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 turboprop, 1 drone, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
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:
- Happy Bottom Flying Club 1 aircraft · Griggsville, 5 miles away
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
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, 4 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
- 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 (26 nm) · (515) 297-0924 · [email protected]
- William Lovell private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Winfield, MO (38 nm) · (636) 515-3005 · [email protected]
- John Scott Saunders private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · St. Charles Flying Service · Portage Des Sioux, MO (46 nm) · (314) 308-5875 · [email protected]
- Lindsey Erin Saunders private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · St. Charles Flying Service · Portage Des Sioux, MO (46 nm) · (314) 308-8700 · [email protected]
All 8 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).
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 · 3 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 Pittsfield 8 aircraft · 3 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 turboprops
- Happy Bottom Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 1 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 8,049 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PPQ.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 26, 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.