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IS26 Niklaus Airport
Farmer City, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: IS26
Lat/Long: 40-11-00.1220N 088-36-55.2370W
40-11.002033N 088-36.920617W
40.1833672,-88.6153436
(estimated)
Elevation: 725 ft. / 221 m (estimated)
Variation: 00E (1985)
From city: 4 miles SE of FARMER CITY, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 61839

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/1989
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at CMI (18 nm SE): PHONE 217-355-4072

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CMIr297/17.9CHAMPAIGN VORTAC115.7503E
AXCr020/29.0ADDERS VORTAC117.2003E
RBSr219/31.6ROBERTS VOR/DME116.8002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ABRAHAM088/33.232900EAAA .- .- .-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2620 x 100 ft. / 799 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no700 ft.
Obstructions: none35 ft. pline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: EDWIN S. NIKLAUS
2680 N 700 E ROAD
FARMER CITY, IL 61842
Phone 309-928-3304
Manager: EDWIN S. NIKLAUS
RT 1 BOX 117
FARMER CITY, IL 61842
Phone 309-928-3304

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC CHAMPAIGN APCH AT 217-355-4069, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IS26.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCMI - University of Illinois/Willard Airport (18 nm SE)
C16 - Frasca Field Airport (19 nm E)
KBMI - Central Illinois Regional Airport/Bloomington-Normal (22 nm NW)
KTIP - Rantoul National Aviation Center Airport-Frank Elliott Field (23 nm E)
KDEC - Decatur Airport (24 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0212:02
Sunrise06:2912:29
Sunset17:4523:45
Evening civil twilight18:1200:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Mar-2026 05:02:51
Local (UTC-6)  01-Mar-2026 23:02:51
 
METAR
KCMI 
18nm SE 
020453Z 06010KT 4SM -SN BR OVC041 M01/M02 A3044 RMK AO2 FZRAE35SNB35 SLP315 I1001 T10061022 PNO $
KBMI 
22nm NW 
020456Z AUTO 06011KT 5SM -SN BR SCT023 OVC050 M02/M04 A3043 RMK AO2 SNB05 SLP315 P0000 T10221039
KTIP 
22nm E 
020455Z AUTO 08003KT 3SM UP SCT029 BKN039 OVC048 00/M03 A3045 RMK AO2 T10031030
KDEC 
24nm SW 
020454Z AUTO 07010KT 10SM OVC047 02/M06 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP303 T00171061
KAAA 
33nm W 
020455Z AUTO 07009KT 7SM -RA OVC050 00/M03 A3042 RMK AO2 T00001026
TAF
KCMI 
18nm SE 
020323Z 0203/0224 05012KT 6SM -SN BR SCT015 OVC035 FM020600 07012KT 2SM -SN BR OVC015 TEMPO 0207/0209 3/4SM -SN BR SCT007 OVC010 FM021100 07012KT P6SM BKN015
KBMI 
22nm NW 
011748Z 0118/0218 07012KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM020000 07012KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 0201/0207 -SN OVC045 FM021000 11012KT P6SM BKN060
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