# Early-Merkel Field (IS78)

**Early-Merkel Field** (FAA: IS78) is a small airport in Pecatonica, Illinois, United States. It opened in May 1999. It has one runway, 2,400 ft (732 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/is78

## At a glance

- FAA: IS78
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Pecatonica, Illinois, United States
- Opened: May 1999
- Elevation: 794 ft / 242 m
- Coordinates: 42.3661, -89.2351
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,400 ft / 732 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74843314
- Weather station: KRFD · WMO 72543
- Ident: IS78

## Timeline

- May 1999: Early-Merkel Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 2,400 ft / 732 m | 70 ft / 21 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,400 ft / 732 m | =21,418 of 29,858 | =9,745 in North America | =8,429 in US |
| Elevation | 794 ft / 242 m | =21,544 of 43,403 | =10,133 in North America | =8,338 in US |
| Age | Opened 1999 | =11,027 of 15,079 | =8,642 in North America | =8,524 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [LL80](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll80.md) Darrington Airport · 3.9 mi / 6.3 km
- [IS19](https://dromopedia.com/airports/is19.md) Carlson Restricted Landing Area · 5.0 mi / 8.0 km
- [LL79](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll79.md) Severson Airport · 5.6 mi / 9.1 km
- [LL78](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll78.md) LZ Fairwinds Airport · 5.7 mi / 9.1 km
- [2IL1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2il1.md) Mc Cartney Airport · 5.8 mi / 9.4 km
- [8IL5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8il5.md) O'Connor Field · 6.1 mi / 9.8 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/is78/data