FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1C1 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-26-56.3240N / 088-07-39.8570W 40-26.938733N / 088-07.664283W 40.4489789 / -88.1277381 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 779 ft. / 237.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1970) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of PAXTON, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 60957 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1968 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | STL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Pattern altitude: | 1579 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| CHAMPAIGN APPROACH: | 121.35 [0530-2230] |
| CHAMPAIGN DEPARTURE: | 121.35 [0530-2230] |
| WX AWOS-3 at TIP (9 nm S): | 119.025 (217-892-4999) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON REMOTED CHAMPAIGN APCH CTL FREQ 121.35 & CHICAGO ARTCC FREQ 353.950 (DANVILLE RCAG) WHEN CHAMPAIGN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RBSr166/8.1 | | ROBERTS VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 02E |
| CMIr012/25.8 | | CHAMPAIGN VORTAC | | 110.00 | | 03E |
| DNVr288/27.7 | | DANVILLE VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 02E |
| PNTr126/35.5 | | PONTIAC VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 03E |
| BMIr090/36.7 | | BLOOMINGTON VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03E |
| IKKr199/39.6 | | KANKAKEE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HOMER | | 341/26.6 | | 281 | | 01E | | HMJ | .... -- .--- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR MAINT ON CALL PHONE 217-249-2296. AVBL MAY THRU SEP. |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3409 x 50 ft. / 1039 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard NSTD MIRL - FIXTURE SPACING & LGT INTSTY VARIES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 40-27.219350N | | 40-26.657983N |
| Longitude: | 088-07.665617W | | 088-07.663317W |
| Elevation: | 779.0 ft. | | 755.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 178 magnetic, 180 true | | 358 magnetic, 360 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 800 ft. DSPLCD THLD PAINTED WHITE LINE ACROSS RY. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | numbers only, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | tri-color VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | tri-color VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. tree, 606 ft. from runway, 131 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear 27 FT BLDG 157 FT FM RY END. | | 24 ft. tree, 1398 ft. from runway, 241 ft. right of centerline, 49:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PAXTON CITY HALL PAXTON, IL 60957 Phone 217-379-4022 |
| Manager: | RANDY SWAN 1065 W. OTTAWA PAXTON, IL 60957 Phone 217-379-4022 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 45% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 18 | |
download (208KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTIP - Rantoul National Aviation Center Airport-Frank Elliott Field (9 nm S)
C16 - Frasca Field Airport (18 nm S)
KCMI - University of Illinois-Willard Airport (26 nm S)
KDNV - Vermilion Regional Airport (29 nm SE)
2K0 - Piatt County Airport (33 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by David Penney
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunset | | 16:41 | | 22:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:10 | | 23:10 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 09:34:23 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 03:34:23 |
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| METAR |
KTIP 9nm S | 080906Z AUTO 14004KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 09/08 A3007 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KCMI 26nm S | 080532Z 0806/0906 17004KT P6SM SCT250 FM080900 16003KT 4SM BR SCT250 FM081500 18011G18KT P6SM BKN250 FM090100 18010KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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