Rochelle Muni/Koritz Field
RPJ · KRPJ · Rochelle, Illinois · Ogle County · map
Rochelle Muni/Koritz Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Rochelle, 2 miles south of Rochelle, Illinois, 781 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 37 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 12,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Rochelle Muni/Koritz Field?
Its FAA code is RPJ, and its ICAO code is KRPJ.
Where is Rochelle Muni/Koritz Field?
It is 2 miles south of Rochelle, Illinois, 781 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Rochelle Muni/Koritz Field?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 5,001 feet long, asphalt.
Does Rochelle Muni/Koritz Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Rochelle Muni/Koritz Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Rochelle Muni/Koritz Field?
16 pilot examiners and 16 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 Rochelle Muni/Koritz Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RPJ · ICAO KRPJ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Rochelle
- Elevation
- 781 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 4:30 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
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 5,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the left, road 19 ft high 676 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.975 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.0 | |
| Rpj and aWOS-3 | 125.2 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 815-562-2955.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: DE Kalb Taylor Municipal (17 nm east), Chicago/Rockford International (18 nm north), Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field (28 nm west).
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
- Paja and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 7 and 25; PAPI runway 7 and 25 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 7/25; incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 25 calm wind runway.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 27 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| other | 9 |
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 12,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 4,000 |
| general aviation, local | 8,000 |
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 Rochelle from the FAA register
39 aircraft are registered to owners in Rochelle, Illinois: 17 piston singles, 15 helicopters, 3 turboprops, 2 drones, 1 piston twin. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
16 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 16 for private pilot, 13 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 14 for airplanes, 7 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 4 sport aviation examiners, 16 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Fred Arthur Sweet private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Poplar Grove, IL (28 nm) · (815) 670-1667 · [email protected]
- Jay Christopher Rud private pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · J.A. Flight Training · Aurora, IL (29 nm) · (815) 557-5221 · [email protected]
- Joseph Lawrence Kinzer private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Peru, IL (33 nm) · (262) 573-6115 · [email protected]
- Thomas James Norton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Peru, IL (33 nm) · (407) 951-2901 · [email protected]
- Matthew Edward Massey private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Yorkville, IL (34 nm) · (815) 546-3664 · [email protected]
- Gregory Mark Wilson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Oswego, IL (37 nm) · (815) 474-0202 · [email protected]
- John Quinn Fulgenzi private pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Algonquin, IL (38 nm) · (815) 236-8646 · [email protected]
- Brandon Kuhn private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Blue Skies Flying Services · Lake in the Hills, IL (39 nm) · (815) 276-1356 · [email protected]
All 60 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 · 3 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 Rochelle 39 aircraft · 17 piston singles, 15 helicopters, 3 turboprops
- Hendrickson Flying Service INC 21 aircraft in town
- Page Aerial Service INC 4 aircraft in town
- Gdsa LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 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 8,049 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RPJ.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.