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K96 Tuscola Airport
Tuscola, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: K96
Lat/Long: 39-46-52.3100N / 088-18-23.2050W
39-46.871833N / 088-18.386750W
39.7811972 / -88.3064458
(estimated)
Elevation: 665 ft. / 203 m (estimated)
Variation: 00W (1985)
From city: 2 miles SW of TUSCOLA, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 61953

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1954
Sectional chart: ST LOUIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: STL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1600
Pattern altitude: 1465 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at CMI (16 nm N): CMI (217-352-9118)
WX ASOS at MTO (18 nm S): 109.4 (217-234-8442)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CMIr182/15.3CHAMPAIGN VORTAC110.0003E
MTOr354/18.2MATTOON VOR/DME109.4003E
AXCr081/25.5ADDERS VORTAC117.2003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HOMER227/21.928101EHMJ .... -- .---
PARIS279/29.634101EPRG .--. .-. --.
CASEY337/31.835903WCZB -.-. --.. -...
SHELBYVILLE050/33.536502WSYZ ... -.-- --..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL MOGAS
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2660 x 30 ft. / 811 x 9 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
SFC IS A CHIP & SEAL.
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RY LGTING ALIGNMENT DOES NOT DEFINE CENTER OF RY. RY 27 DSPLCD THLD LGTS NTSD: CONSIST OF TWO ON EACH SIDE SPACED AT 10 FT BETWEEN LGTS.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 39-46.875167N39-46.868500N
Longitude: 088-18.670667W088-18.102833W
Elevation: 665.0 ft.665.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no660 ft.
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 80 ft. tree, 2869 ft. from runway, 66 ft. right of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear15 ft. road, 15 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
+15 FT BLDS 100 FT BOTH SIDES CNTRLN IN PRIM SFC.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TUSCOLA ARPT IMPROVEMENT LTD
880 N. COUNTY RD-900E
TUSCOLA, IL 61953
Phone 217-253-4342
Manager: JUD NOGLE
880 N. COUNTY RD-900E
TUSCOLA, IL 61953
Phone 217-253-4342

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Ultralights: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 24/day *
57% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
2% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2010

Additional Remarks

SEASONAL CROPS AER RY 09 CAN PERIODICALLY BLOCK VIEW OF THLD LGTS.
SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS CONDUCTED FM ARPT.
FOR SVC WHEN ARPT UNATTND, CALL CELL PHONE 217-840-3934 OR LAND PHONE 217-253-3934

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at K96.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCMI - University of Illinois-Willard Airport (16 nm N)
2K0 - Piatt County Airport (18 nm NW)
KMTO - Coles County Memorial Airport (18 nm S)
C16 - Frasca Field Airport (22 nm N)
KDEC - Decatur Airport (26 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2312:23
Sunrise06:5112:51
Sunset17:2523:25
Evening civil twilight17:5223:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 21:04:08
Local (UTC-6)  12-Feb-2012 15:04:08
 
METAR
KCMI 
15nm N 
122053Z 27014G19KT 10SM CLR 02/M11 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP282 T00171106 56017
KMTO 
19nm S 
122053Z AUTO 29012G18KT 10SM CLR 02/M12 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP288 T00171117 56017
KDEC 
25nm W 
122054Z 28011KT 10SM CLR 02/M16 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP291 T00171161 56019
KPRG 
30nm E 
122055Z AUTO 30010KT 10SM CLR 02/M07 A3034 RMK AO2 T00201074
TAF
KCMI 
15nm N 
121740Z 1218/1318 28015G20KT P6SM SKC FM130100 25008KT P6SM SKC FM130500 21007KT P6SM SCT250 FM131500 18010KT P6SM BKN100 OVC200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Tuscola Airport 217-253-4342
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100LL Mogas
AS $5.40 --- 
SS --- $4.25 
 Updated 16-Jan-2012
 
   1 read write
AS=Assisted/Self Service
SS=Self service
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Hotels near Tuscola Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS TUSCOLA 2.1 85-119
BAYMONT INN & SUITES TUSCOLA/CHAMPAIGN 2.2 84-85
SUPER 8 TUSCOLA 2.2 49-60

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