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IL45 Busboom Airport
Gifford, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: IL45
Lat/Long: 40-18-40.1240N / 088-00-55.1350W
40-18.668733N / 088-00.918917W
40.3111456 / -88.0153153
(estimated)
Elevation: 780 ft. / 238 m (estimated)
Variation: 00W (1985)
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings Time)
Zip code: 61847

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use, PERSONAL USE
Activation date: 04/1988
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at TIP (6 nm W): 119.025 (217-892-4999)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RBSr155/17.6ROBERTS VOR/DME116.8002E
CMIr033/20.5CHAMPAIGN VORTAC110.0003E
DNVr271/21.0DANVILLE VORTAC111.0002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HOMER350/17.328101EHMJ .... -- .---
PARIS336/40.034101EPRG .--. .-. --.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 1685 x 100 ft. / 514 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 30 ft. pline, 450 ft. from runwaynone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RAYOND J BUSBOOM
BOX 358
GIFFORD, IL 61847
Phone 217-568-7890

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IL45.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTIP - Rantoul National Aviation Center Airport-Frank Elliott Field (6 nm W)
1C1 - Paxton Airport (10 nm NW)
C16 - Frasca Field Airport (13 nm SW)
KCMI - University of Illinois-Willard Airport (20 nm SW)
KDNV - Vermilion County Airport (20 nm E)
 
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Area around IL45 (Busboom Airport)
 
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From to IL45

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Jan-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4612:46
Sunrise07:1613:16
Sunset16:4122:41
Evening civil twilight17:1123:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Jan-2009 01:23:33
Local (UTC-6)  07-Jan-2009 19:23:33
 
METAR
KTIP 
6nm W 
080045Z AUTO 27015G20KT 10SM SCT043 BKN055 OVC065 M06/M08 A2953 RMK AO2
TAF
KCMI 
20nm SW 
072335Z 0800/0824 29010KT P6SM SCT025 OVC035 TEMPO 0800/0801 BKN030 FM080200 29010KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 0802/0804 5SM -SN BR BKN015 FM081100 30010KT P6SM SCT035 TEMPO 0811/0813 BKN025 FM081700 30008KT P6SM SKC

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels in other cities near Busboom Airport

3 in Rantoul
8 in Urbana
17 in Champaign
 

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