# Foster Field (IL28)

**Foster Field** (FAA: IL28) is a small airport in Apple River, Illinois, United States. It opened in Dec 1971. It has one runway, 2,996 ft (913 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k7a4

## At a glance

- FAA: IL28
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Apple River, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Dec 1971
- Elevation: 990 ft / 302 m
- Coordinates: 42.4664, -90.1694
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,996 ft / 913 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61667448
- Weather station: KPVB
- Ident: K7A4

## Timeline

- Dec 1971: Foster Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,996 ft / 913 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,996 ft / 913 m | =16,531 of 29,858 | =7,100 in North America | =6,008 in US |
| Elevation | 990 ft / 302 m | =17,876 of 43,403 | =7,981 in North America | =6,394 in US |
| Age | Opened 1971 | =6,388 of 15,079 | =4,595 in North America | =4,505 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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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/k7a4/data