Crawford County Airport
Crawford County Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Crawford County Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Robinson, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
| In use | 1942-1945, 1951- | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (-6) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 462 ft / 141 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°00′58″N 087°38′59″W / 39.01611°N 87.64972°W | ||||||||||||||
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  RSV Location of airport in Illinois  RSV RSV (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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Crawford County Airport (ICAO: KRSV, FAA LID: RSV) is a public use airport located four nautical miles (4.6 mi; 7.4 km) east of the central business district of Robinson, a city in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Crawford County Airport Authority[1] and was formerly known as Robinson Municipal Airport.[2] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned RSV by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA.[4]
History
[edit]The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces during 1942/43 as an auxiliary airfield for George Army Airfield, near Lawrenceville, Illinois. It was known simply as George Army Airfield Auxiliary #4. The two runways in use today were built during that period.
The airport was used to help train medium bomber and transport pilots, who used it for emergencies or practiced touch-and-go landings. It was not manned, and at the end of World War II, it was simply abandoned; the land turned over to local authorities, like many other small auxiliary airfields.[5]
In about 1951, Crawford County developed the current airport from the former military airfield.[6]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Crawford County Airport covers an area of 432 acres (175 ha) at an elevation of 462 feet (141 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 is 5,108 by 100 feet (1,557 m × 30 m) and 17/35 is 3,398 by 75 feet (1,036 m × 23 m).[1][7][8]
The airport has a fixed-base operator offering full- and self-serve fuel. Line services include cargo handling, detailing, deicing, and ground handling. A lounge, snooze rooms, a flight planning kiosk, and courtesy cars are also available.[9][10]
For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2021, the airport had 11,300 aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day: 92% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time, there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 15 single-engine and 2 multi-engine airplanes.[1][7][10] On March 31, 2023, RSV was hit by an EF3 tornado, completely destroying the airport facilities.
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On May 20, 1992, a Cessna 150 was destroyed while trying to land at Crawford County Airport in instrument meteorological conditions. The probable cause of the crash was found to be the pilot's decision to continue towards the airport in IMC.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for RSV PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ "KRSV - Robinson Municipal Airport - FAA information effective September 23, 2010". FAA data republished by AirNav. Archived from the original on October 19, 2010.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
- ^ "Crawford County Airport (ICAO: KRSV, FAA: RSV)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ Military Airfields in WW2 Archived June 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ airnav.com Crawford County Airport Archived 2010-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "(KRSV) Crawford County Airport". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ "Sky's the Limit". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ a b "Skys The Limits". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ "Cessna 150H crash in Illinois (N7200S) | PlaneCrashMap.com". planecrashmap.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
External links
[edit]- Aerial image as of February 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RSV, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for RSV
- AirNav airport information for KRSV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures