# Schilson Field (IS51)

**Schilson Field** (FAA: IS51) is a small airport in Carthage, Illinois, United States. It opened in Oct 1980. It has one runway, 3,100 ft (945 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/is51

## At a glance

- FAA: IS51
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Carthage, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Oct 1980
- Elevation: 705 ft / 215 m
- Coordinates: 40.4514, -91.2038
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,100 ft / 945 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61667512
- Weather station: KEOK
- Ident: IS51

## Timeline

- Oct 1980: Schilson Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,100 ft / 945 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,100 ft / 945 m | =15,399 of 29,858 | =6,170 in North America | =5,203 in US |
| Elevation | 705 ft / 215 m | =23,278 of 43,403 | =11,082 in North America | =9,166 in US |
| Age | Opened 1980 | =8,063 of 15,079 | =6,020 in North America | =5,916 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## 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/is51/data