FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BMI |
| Lat/Long: | 40-28-37.6000N / 088-54-57.3000W 40-28.626667N / 088-54.955000W 40.4771111 / -88.9159167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 871 ft. / 265.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 61704 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BMI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2300 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RY 11/29 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT HIRL RY 02/20, MALSR RYS 02 & 29 & PAPI RY 02 - CTAF. ALSF AVBL WHEN TWR OPEN. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | 48 HR PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR 309-663-7383. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 135.35 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.35 (309-661-9478) |
| BLOOMINGTON GROUND: | 121.65 [0600-2200] |
| BLOOMINGTON TOWER: | 124.6 269.575 [0600-2200] |
| PEORIA APPROACH: | 128.725 |
| PEORIA DEPARTURE: | 128.725 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BMI at field | | BLOOMINGTON VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03E |
| PNTr199/22.3 | | PONTIAC VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 03E |
| RBSr258/34.8 | | ROBERTS VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 02E |
| CMIr309/39.5 | | CHAMPAIGN VORTAC | | 110.00 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ABRAHAM | | 045/27.1 | | 329 | | 00E | | AAA | .- .- .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 8000 x 150 ft. / 2438 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 150.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 40-27.843167N | | 40-29.096833N |
| Longitude: | 088-54.961500W | | 088-54.431000W |
| Elevation: | 856.7 ft. | | 862.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 018 | | 198 |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown, midfield, rollout | | touchdown, midfield, rollout |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III) ALSF2 OPR AS SSALR WHEN TWR CLSD. |
| Centerline lights: | yes CNTRLN LGTS RY 02/20 ONLY AVBL WHEN TWR OPEN. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, lighted TDZL LGTS ONLY AVBL WHEN TWR OPEN. |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | none | | 40 ft. pline, 2007 ft. from runway, 770 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 6525 x 150 ft. / 1989 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete/grooved, in good condition SE END OF RY 29 565 FT CONC, REMAINING 5960 FT ASPH. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 105.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 40-28.984500N | | 40-28.654333N |
| Longitude: | 088-55.940500W | | 088-54.601333W |
| Elevation: | 871.6 ft. | | 871.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 107 | | 287 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| RVR equipment: | | | touchdown |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BLOOMINGTON NORMAL ARPT AUTH 3201 CIRA DRIVE BLOOMINGTON, IL 61704 Phone 309-663-7383 |
| Manager: | CARL G. OLSON 3201 CIRA DRIVE BLOOMINGTON, IL 61704 Phone 309-663-7383 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 105 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 82 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 13 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 115/day * | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 32% | local general aviation | | 23% | air taxi | | 6% | commercial | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 07 September 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL OPS IN PROGRESS WINTER MONTHS; EQUIPMENT OPERATORS WILL BE MONITORING CTAF WHEN TWR CLSD. |
| - | ACFT LDG/DEPARTING BLOOMINGTON SHOULD ANNOUNCE INTENTIONS ON CTAF WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
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 18 December 2008 at 0901Z and 15 January 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 20 | |
download (306KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 29 | |
download (327KB) |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 02 | |
download (323KB) |
| ILS RWY 20(CAT II) | |
download (268KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (302KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (229KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (288KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (288KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 11 | |
download (289KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAAA - Logan County Airport (27 nm SW)
KPNT - Pontiac Municipal Airport (30 nm NE)
2K0 - Piatt County Airport (33 nm SE)
C15 - Pekin Municipal Airport (35 nm W)
1C1 - Paxton Airport (36 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Bob Tridle
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Jan-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 13:20 |
| Sunset | | 16:44 | | 22:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:14 | | 23:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Jan-2009 19:59:58 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Jan-2009 13:59:58 |
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| METAR |
| KBMI | 071856Z 27021KT 9SM OVC018 M06/M08 A2938 RMK AO2 T10551083 PK WND 27028/1818 SLP970
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| TAF |
| KBMI | 071738Z 0718/0818 30015G25KT P6SM BKN012 TEMPO 0718/0721 SCT012 BKN070 FM072100 29018G28KT P6SM BKN025 FM080000 29016KT P6SM OVC025 FM081200 29013KT P6SM BKN025
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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