Illinois RC Flying Fields and Model Airplane Clubs
Directory of RC Plane Fields, Radio Control Airplane Clubs and Model Aviation Parks Located in Illinois.
Addison
Northern Illinois R/C Helicopter Association
Northern Illinois R/C Helicopter Association club members fly at Fullerton Park which is a part of the Forest Preserve District of Dupage County. The helicopter flying field is located on Grace St. just north of Rt. 64 and south of Fullerton Ave. in Addison.
Aurora
Aurora Barnstormers R/C Club
Aurora Barnstormers R/C Club is a Charted Academy of Model Aeronautics club #1228 located in Aurora, Illinois.
40W032 Hankes Rd Aurora, IL 60506
Belleville
Belleville R/C Flyers
Belleville R/C Flyers fly on a grass field just off Illinois Rt 177, on Rentchler Rd. in Belleville, Illinois.
Bloomington
Sentral Illinois Radio Society
Sentral Illinois Radio Society members fly a wide variety of aircraft ranging from pylon racers, trainers, park flyers, combat planes, helicopters, pattern, 3D, war birds and even large scale RC aircraft. Club maintains a flying field that features a 30' x 100' fabric runway plus a 150ft x 600ft grass runway with unlimited over fly located just west of Bloomington.
Chicago
Chicago Model Masters
Chicago Model Masters enjoy building and flying all forms of model aircraft including radio control, and control line.
Chicago
Radio Signal Modelers
Radio Signal Modelers fly at Shiller Park Flying Field located in Shiller Woods at Cumberland and Irving Park.
Chillicothe
Peoria RC Modelers
Peoria RC Modelers airfield features a grass runway measuring500' long with 20' over run each end.
(309) 693-2252
johnhoelscher@comcast.net
14501 North Old Galena Road Chillicothe IL, 61523
Collinsville
Midwest Air Wing R/C Club
Midwest Air Wing R/C Club flying field is has two grass runways, East-West – 330 x 500 feet and North-South – 220 x 500 feet. Field also features unobstructed flying area, protected pilots area, large pit area, large spectator pavilion and protected parking. The flying field is located approximately 10 miles northeast of downtown St. Louis in the Collinsville / Horseshoe Lake area.
Effingham
Effingham Sport Flyers
Effingham Sport Flyers fly at a grass runway rc airfiled located in Effingham, Illinois.
rcbutch@consolidated.net
Shumway International 15517 N. Lakeview Dr. Effingham, IL 62401
Elk Grove Village
Chicagoland Radio Control Modelers
The Chicagoland Radio Control Modelers flying Field features a 200'x 200' paved runway, with an adjacent 500'x 120' well manicured grass runway for giant scale gas planes, with a North and South runway for take offs and landings.
Freeport
Freeport IL RC Modelers
Freeport IL RC Modelers club leases a field about 2 miles north of Freeport and 1 mile west of Hwy 26. This is a grass field maintained by club members. Club also uses Duane Sneek’s private airstrip, located 6 miles South of Freeport on Prairie Del Road.
Maywood
Checkerboard Field R/C Club
Checkerboard Field R/C Club maintians a grass rc airfield near Maywood, Illinois.
McHenry
Chain O' Lakes Eagles
Chain O' Lakes Eagles club members fly gas engines, glow engines, electric motor, and sail planes.
McHenry, IL
Morris
Grundy Aero Modelers
Grundy Aero Modelers maintian a rc flying field near Morris, Illinois.
Naperville
Prop Masters R/C Aero Club
Prop Masters R/C Aero Club Memebers fly at the DuPage County Forest Preserve model aircraft field located off of Plainfield - Naperville road south of 75th Street. Prop Masters has numerous flight instructors available to help improve your flying skills and for those new to flying.
Naperville, IL
Naperville
Suburban R/C Barnstormers
Suburban R/C Barnstormers members fly radio-controlled aircraft of all types and sizes — from indoor flight to giant scale, fixed wing and helicopters, scratch built and Ready-To-Fly.
Palatine
Blue Max R/C Flying Club
Blue Max R/C Flying Club uses the flying field located in the Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Palatine, Illinois.
Pekin
Pekin R/C Club
Pekin R/C Club is AMA Chapter No. 755 flying club that flys at Hermon D. Lowery Field which features a 25ft by 175ft asphalt runway.
Everett McKinley Dirksen Park Hermon D. Lowery Field Pekin, IL
Rockford
Rock Valley R/C Flyers
The Rock Valley R/C Flyers Facility is a well maintained Flying Field surrounded by farm land. A major benefit is large east-west and north-south unobstructed (no trees or houses) runways. Other amenities include a covered shelter, ample parking for Flyers and spectators, a clean portable restroom, and pit area fencing for safety.
3352 Harrison Road, Rockford, IL
St. Charles
Fox Valley Aero Club
Fox Valley Aero Club flying field is located on Karl Madsen Drive in St. Charles, Illinois. Field features an 800 foot by 50 foot paved runway with a paved taxiway and pit area. Field has an area dedicated for helicopters. Facility also has a covered pavilion with electricity. The field is open to members for flying from sunrise to sunset, 365 days a year.
Washington
Washington R/C Flyers
The Washington R/C Flyers field is 630 by 130 feet of flight deck with 25 feet of high grass buffer on each North/South end. A quarter-mile access lane has been established starting at the Cruger turnoff that goes 120 yards South, turns West for 280 yards and South for 30 yards to the edge of the field. The flight deck is a North/South runway. The parking lot can accommodate about twenty cars with overflow for over thirty-five.
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