# Nichols Aero Airport (12IL)

**Nichols Aero Airport** (FAA: 12IL) is a small airport in South Beloit, Illinois, United States. It opened in Aug 2026. It has one runway, 1,800 ft (549 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-13062

## At a glance

- FAA: 12IL
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: South Beloit, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Aug 2026
- Elevation: 776 ft / 237 m
- Coordinates: 42.4817, -88.9880
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,800 ft / 549 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: KJVL
- Ident: US-13062

## Timeline

- Aug 2026: Nichols Aero Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,800 ft / 549 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Grass | 088° / 268° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,800 ft / 549 m | =26,165 of 29,858 | =12,889 in North America | =11,401 in US |
| Elevation | 776 ft / 237 m | =21,906 of 43,403 | =10,334 in North America | =8,512 in US |
| Age | Opened 2026 | =14,961 of 15,079 | =12,077 in North America | =11,933 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [44C](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k44c.md) Beloit Airport · 1.5 mi / 2.4 km
- [LL94](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll94.md) Mc Curdy Airport · 3.3 mi / 5.3 km
- [LL87](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll87.md) Compass Rose Airport · 4.6 mi / 7.4 km
- [LL90](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll90.md) McCurdy Strip · 5.1 mi / 8.2 km
- [LL88](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll88.md) Harry D Fenton Airport · 5.2 mi / 8.3 km
- [3LL0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3ll0.md) Miller Airport · 5.5 mi / 8.9 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)
- [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/us-13062/data