Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport

Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport
Summary
Owner/OperatorCity of Pittsfield, Illinois
ServesPittsfield, Illinois
LocationPike County, Illinois
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (-6)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (-5)
Elevation AMSL710 ft / 216 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft Movements7,000

Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (ICAO: KPPQ, FAA: PPQ) is a public-use civil airport in Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the City of Pittsfield and is located between the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. The airport is classified as a general aviation facility by the Federal Aviation Administration.[1][2]

Wildlife has been known to live on and around the airport, and trophy hunting has proved a major use of the airport.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport – PPQ – Pittsfield, IL (Address and Phone)". www.countyoffice.org. Archived from the original on 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  2. ^ "Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport". www.hutchisoneng.com. Archived from the original on 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  3. ^ "Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport – PITTSFIELD PENSTONE MUNI PPQ – Pittsfield IL, USA". Globalair.com. Archived from the original on 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  4. ^ "Airport – City of Pittsfield, Illinois". December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.