KSQI Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Fld

UNKNOWN

Unknown — not enough evidence to call a runway

We don't know, and saying so beats guessing. No D-ATIS feed here — a voice ATIS/AWOS may exist; check the frequency. No ADS-B traffic data available. Weather observation is 923 minutes old — treat with caution.

certainty: — evidence: NONE no tower now

Wind 230° true at 8 kt · VFR · 923 min old

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25 26% 6499 ft · 8 kt head, 3 kt x-left

7 26% 6499 ft · 8 kt TAIL, 3 kt x-right · calm-wind rwy

18 24% 3900 ft · 5 kt head, 6 kt x-right

36 24% 3900 ft · 5 kt TAIL, 6 kt x-left

Active NOTAMs affecting runways

APCH OTS RWY 25 until 11-05 20:00Z

NAV ILS RWY 25 LOC/DME U/S

APCH OTS RWY 25 until 11-05 20:00Z

NAV ILS RWY 25 LOC/DME/GP U/S

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 25

PRIOR runway length 6499 ft +0.05
WIND 8 kt headwind, 3 kt left crosswind 923 min ago +0.00

Runway 7

PRIOR runway length 6499 ft +0.05
WIND 8 kt TAILWIND, 3 kt right crosswind 923 min ago -0.01

Runway 18

PRIOR runway length 3900 ft -0.05
WIND 5 kt headwind, 6 kt right crosswind 923 min ago +0.00

Runway 36

PRIOR runway length 3900 ft -0.05
WIND 5 kt TAILWIND, 6 kt left crosswind 923 min ago -0.00

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	UNAVAILABLE		No D-ATIS at this field
METAR	OK	923 min
ADSB	UNAVAILABLE		No ADS-B track history here yet
NOTAM	OK
CIFP	NOT_CONFIGURED		Instrument procedures: phase 4

Recent operations

No operations observed in the last hour. (No ADS-B track history here yet)

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KSQI field & runways

Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Fld, Sterling/Rockfalls, Illinois. Field elevation 648 ft. Non-towered (NON-ATCT). Magnetic variation 2.0°W on record, 2.6°W today.

The FAA's variation of record is the number this field was surveyed against; the second is where north points now, from WMM2025. It is moving 0.04°/year west — about 1° every 25 years — which is why runway numbers eventually stop matching their pavement.

Runway data from the FAA NASR 01 Oct 2026 cycle. Where NASR locates both thresholds, the true heading is the bearing between them rather than NASR's whole-degree alignment. Magnetic is that heading against *today's* declination from WMM2025, not the field's variation of record — so it can differ from the chart by the gap between the two shown above. The number painted on the runway is the one ATC uses.
Runway	True	Magnetic	Number	Length	Surface	Pattern	Notes
18	180.1°	182.8°	matches rule gives runway 19 in ~56 yr	3,900 ft	ASPH	left
25	250.1°	252.7°	matches rule gives runway 26 in ~58 yr	6,499 ft	ASPH	left	ILS
36	0.1°	2.8°	matches rule gives runway 1 in ~56 yr	3,900 ft	ASPH	left
7	70.1°	72.7°	matches rule gives runway 8 in ~58 yr	6,499 ft	ASPH	left	calm-wind RY 07 PREFERRED CALM WIND RY.

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KSQI ☆ Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Fld