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KTIP Rantoul National Aviation Center Airport-Frank Elliott Field
Rantoul, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: TIP
Lat/Long: 40-17-36.8000N / 088-08-32.6000W
40-17.613333N / 088-08.543333W
40.2935556 / -88.1423889
(estimated)
Elevation: 737 ft. / 224.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01W (1995)
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 61866

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1993
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: TIP (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
PAPI 9, 27 OPR CONT. MIRL RYS 09/27 & 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 119.025 (217-892-4999)
CHAMPAIGN APPROACH: 121.35
CHAMPAIGN DEPARTURE: 121.35
WX ASOS at CMI (16 nm S): CMI (217-352-9118)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON REMOTED CHAMPAIGN APCH CTL FREQS 121.35 & 353.95 (DANVILLE RCAG) WHEN CHAMPAIGN APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CMIr019/16.7CHAMPAIGN VORTAC110.0003E
RBSr175/17.3ROBERTS VOR/DME116.8002E
DNVr268/26.8DANVILLE VORTAC111.0002E
BMIr104/37.8BLOOMINGTON VOR/DME108.2003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HOMER331/18.228101EHMJ .... -- .---

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 217-892-2121.
Parking: hangars
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 40-17.518553N40-17.524430N
Longitude: 088-08.993695W088-07.918170W
Elevation: 735.4 ft.728.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 091 magnetic, 090 true271 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 43 ft. tree, 1601 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 4895 x 75 ft. / 1492 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 40-18.110078N40-17.304057N
Longitude: 088-08.631658W088-08.631192W
Elevation: 737.5 ft.733.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 181 magnetic, 180 true001 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: numbers only, in good conditionnumbers only, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 76 ft. tree, 1481 ft. from runway, 392 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear32 ft. tree, 1357 ft. from runway, 217 ft. right of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: VILLAGE OF RANTOUL
333 SOUTH TANNER STREET, PO BOX 38
RANTOUL, IL 61866
Phone 217-892-6800
Manager: BILL CLAYTON
333 S TANNER
RANTOUL, IL 61866
Phone 217-892-6895

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 12
Single engine airplanes: 8
Multi engine airplanes: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 55/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

OBSTRUCTIONS MEASURED WITH IDOT EQUIPMENT

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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (260KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (211KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (243KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (213KB)
VOR RWY 27   download (235KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (29KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (111KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C16 - Frasca Field Airport (9 nm S)
1C1 - Paxton Airport (9 nm N)
KCMI - University of Illinois-Willard Airport (16 nm S)
KDNV - Vermilion Regional Airport (26 nm E)
2K0 - Piatt County Airport (26 nm SW)
 
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From to KTIP

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2112:21
Sunrise06:4912:49
Sunset17:2423:24
Evening civil twilight17:5223:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Feb-2012 12:22:48
Local (UTC-6)  13-Feb-2012 06:22:48
 
METAR
KTIP 131155Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM OVC100 M05/M10 A3021 RMK AO2 T10461096 11046 21081
KCMI 
17nm S 
131153Z 20006KT 10SM OVC095 M05/M09 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP240 T10501094 11050 21089 56007
TAF
KCMI 
17nm S 
131125Z 1312/1412 19010KT P6SM OVC060 FM132100 19015KT 4SM -SN OVC025 FM140000 18012KT 1SM -SN OVC010 FM140300 17011KT 1SM -FZDZSN BR OVC007
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Red Top West Aviation 217-282-9200
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100LL Jet A
FS $5.75 $5.00 
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RAMADA LIMITED 11.8 62-92
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DAYS INN RANTOUL 2.0 63-83
SUPER 8 MOTEL - RANTOUL 2.0 54-68

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Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport

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Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum 217-893-1613
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