AirNav: IL57 - Cottonwood Airport

IL57

Cottonwood Airport
Bloomington, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	IL57
Lat/Long:	40-25-19.1310N 089-01-14.2830W 40-25.318850N 089-01.238050W 40.4219808,-89.0206342 (estimated)
Elevation:	765 ft. / 233 m (estimated)
Variation:	00E (1990)
From city:	5 miles SW of BLOOMINGTON, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	61772

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1992
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at BMI (6 nm NE):

135.35 (309-661-9478)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
PIAr110/38.5		PEORIA VORTAC		115.20		04E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
EGROW		222/10.6		334		03W		LH	.-.. ....
ABRAHAM		043/21.4		329		00E		AAA	.- .- .-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	1800 x 134 ft. / 549 x 41 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JOHN RETTICK 9193 RETTICK LN. BLOOMINGTON, IL 61705 Phone 309-257-4967
Manager:	RETTICK ENTERPRISES, INC 9193 RETTICK LN. BLOOMINGTON, IL 61705 Phone 309-257-4967

Additional Remarks

-	RWY 18, 385 FT WDNQ RADIO TOWER 1.56 NM NE. FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1017.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IL57.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBMI - Central Illinois Regional Airport/Bloomington-Normal (6 nm NE)
KAAA - Logan County Airport (21 nm SW)
C15 - Pekin Municipal Airport (30 nm W)
KPIA - General Downing - Peoria International Airport (34 nm NW)
3MY - Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport (35 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-May-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:10	10:10
Sunrise	05:41	10:41
Sunset	20:04	01:04
Evening civil twilight	20:35	01:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-May-2026 15:46:40
Local (UTC-5)	15-May-2026 10:46:40

METAR

KBMI
5nm NE

151456Z 17020G25KT 10SM OVC060 14/10 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 16026/1418 SLP139 60000 T01440100 58006

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