# Dixon Correctional Center Heliport (78IL)

**Dixon Correctional Center Heliport** (FAA: 78IL) is a heliport in Dixon, Illinois, United States. It opened in Jul 2000.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/78il

## At a glance

- FAA: 78IL
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Dixon, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Jul 2000
- Elevation: 794 ft / 242 m
- Coordinates: 41.8725, -89.4839
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61667591
- Weather station: KSQI
- Ident: 78IL

## Timeline

- Jul 2000: Dixon Correctional Center Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 40 ft / 12 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Concrete |  | yes |

## Nearby airports

- [RFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krfd.md) Chicago Rockford International Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [MLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmli.md) Quad City International Airport · 60 mi / 97 km
- [DPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdpa.md) Dupage Airport · 64 mi / 102 km
- [DBQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdbq.md) Dubuque Regional Airport · 73 mi / 117 km
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 82 mi / 131 km
- [PWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwk.md) Chicago Executive Airport · 83 mi / 134 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/78il/data