About Early-Merkel Field
Early-Merkel Field is classified by OurAirports as a small airport serving Pecatonica, Illinois. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier IS78. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 42.3661° N, 89.2351° W, with a published field elevation of 794 feet above mean sea level.
"Early-Merkel Field" is one of 528 public-use airports in Illinois, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Early-Merkel Field |
|---|---|
| Location | Pecatonica, Illinois (IL) |
| City and state (page) | Pecatonica, IL |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | IS78 |
| IATA code | Not assigned |
| ICAO code | Not assigned |
| Airport class | small_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 42.3661° N, 89.2351° W |
| Field elevation | 794 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
Nearby airports
If Early-Merkel Field doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrington Airport | Rockford | IL | LL80 / - |
small_airport |
| Carlson Restricted Landing Area | Pecatonica | IL | IS19 / - |
small_airport |
| Severson Airport | Rockford | IL | LL79 / - |
small_airport |
| LZ Fairwinds Airport | Rockford | IL | LL78 / - |
small_airport |
| Mc Cartney Airport | Durand | IL | 2IL1 / - |
small_airport |
| O'Connor Field | Pecatonica | IL | 8IL5 / - |
small_airport |