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OUR ENVIRONMENT                                                         
If it wasn't mentioned before you'll know why immediately when we say Cushing Field is a real "Grass-Roots" aviation kind of airport! Cushing Field has a mix of aircraft operations. Traffic types are as follows: Sail-Planes/Gliders, Part 103Ultralight, LSA Light Sport Aircraft (Trike and Airplane) , Non-LSA GA (>1320lbs.) . One can expect to see pretty much any kind of small aircraft around Cushing. The grass strip runway is one of the smoothest around. Practicing take-offs and landings on grass surfaces is just as smooth and less stressful on landing gear than a hard surface would be such as asphalt. As a student you should be reminded that speed is retarded a bit quicker on the landing roll-outs too.  In other words there is more friction on the surface as opposed to asphalt. Please check below to see other useful tips about our environment.

Location FAA Identifier:  0C8 Lat/Long:  41-31-10.1100N / 088-36-20.2640W 41-31.168500N / 088-36.337733W 41.5194750 / -88.6056289 (estimated) Elevation:  640 ft. / 195 m (estimated) Variation:  00W (1985) From city:  2 miles SW of NEWARK, IL Zip code:  60551   Airport Operations Airport use:  Open to the public Sectional chart:  CHICAGO Control tower:  no ARTCC:  CHICAGO CENTER FSS:  KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] NOTAMs facility:  IKK (NOTAM-D service available) Attendance:  IREG Pattern altitude:  1440 ft. MSL Wind indicator:  yes Segmented circle:  no Lights:  RDO-CTL ACTVT LIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF. Airport Services Fuel available:  MOGAS 93OCT VISA/MC/DISC/AMEX Parking:  Tiedowns/Hangars Bottled oxygen:  NONE Bulk oxygen:  NONE Airport Communications CTAF/UNICOM:  122.7 WX AWOS-3 at C09 (10 nm SE):  118.175 (815-941-1815) WX ASOS at ARR (16 nm N):  125.85 (630-466-4024) WX AWOS-3 at JOT (19 nm E):  119.975 (815-730-9560) Runway Information Runway 18/36 Dimensions:  2831 x 180 ft. / 863 x 55 m Surface:  turf, in fair condition Runway edge lights:  non-standard NSTD LIRL; LGT INTST VARIES; NON FAA APVD L-800 SERIES.   RUNWAY 18    RUNWAY 36 Latitude:  41-31.401833N   41-30.935667N Longitude:  088-36.304333W   088-36.304000W Elevation:  640.0 ft.   640.0 ft. Gradient:  0.2   0.2 Traffic pattern:  left   left Displaced threshold:  380 ft. /36 DSPLCD THRS MKD WITH ORANGE & WHITE PAINTED WOOD WITH 1 RED LGT ADJ TO EACH MARKER.   250 ft. Runway end identifier lights:  no   no Obstructions:  24 ft. pline, marked, 100 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear PLINE MARKED WITH ORANGE BALLS. APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR.   5 ft. fence RWY 36 APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR. Nearby radio navigation aids VOR radial/distance    VOR name    Freq    Var JOTr261/13.0   JOLIET VORTAC   112.30   02E DPAr205/25.0   DUPAGE VOR/DME   108.40   02E EONr290/39.6   PEOTONE VORTAC   113.20   02E   NDB name    Hdg/Dist    Freq    Var    ID OTTAWA   049/14.6   266   01E   OIX  --- .. -..- DEKALB   172/25.3   209   02W   DKB  -.. -.- -... VALLEY   068/26.3   230   00W   VYS  ...- -.-- ... Airport Operational Statistics Aircraft based on the field:   83 Single engine airplanes:   12 Multi engine airplanes:   1 Gliders airplanes:   10 Ultralights:   60       Aircraft operations: avg 134/week 86%  local general aviation 14%  transient general aviation Additional Remarks -  ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & IN VICINITY OF ARPT.