# Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field (C73)

**Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field** (FAA: C73) is a small airport in Dixon, Illinois, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,897 ft (1,188 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kc73

## At a glance

- FAA: C73
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Dixon, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 785 ft / 239 m
- Coordinates: 41.8339, -89.4440
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,897 ft / 1,188 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixon_Municipal_Airport (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61667592
- Weather station: KC73
- Ident: KC73

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,897 ft / 1,188 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 080° / 260° | yes |
| 12/30 | 2,803 ft / 854 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 121° / 301° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,897 ft / 1,188 m | #11,017 of 29,858 | #4,323 in North America | #3,593 in US |
| Elevation | 785 ft / 239 m | =21,728 of 43,403 | =10,219 in North America | =8,413 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | ROCKFORD APP/DEP | 126.000 |
| RDO | KANKAKEE RDO | 111.200 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.050 |

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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/kc73/data