FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
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: | 737.9 ft. / 224.9 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TIP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1600 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RYS 09/27 & 18/36, REILS RYS 09/27 - CTAF. PAPI RY 09 & 27 OPR CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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): | PHONE 217-355-4072 |
- 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 |
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| CMIr019/16.7 | | CHAMPAIGN VORTAC | | 115.75 | | 03E |
| RBSr175/17.3 | | ROBERTS VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 02E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL PHONE NUMBER POSTED ON SITE. |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 40-17.518548N | | 40-17.524390N |
| Longitude: | 088-08.993698W | | 088-07.918150W |
| Elevation: | 735.2 ft. | | 728.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 091 magnetic, 090 true | | 271 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4894 x 75 ft. / 1492 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 40-18.110090N | | 40-17.304070N |
| Longitude: | 088-08.631663W | | 088-08.631173W |
| Elevation: | 737.4 ft. | | 733.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 181 magnetic, 180 true | | 001 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
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: | BOB COVERDILL
333 S. TANNER, P.O BOX 38
RANTOUL, IL 61866-0038
Phone 217-892-6895 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FBO OPNS MON-FRI 0700-1600. FBO SVC CLSD SAT+SUN UNLESS ADVN COORDINATION IS MADE. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. SEASONAL MOWING OPS ADJ TO RYS & TWYS. |
| - | TWY 35 FT WIDE IN MOST PLACES. 48 HRS PPR FOR ACFT WITH SINGLE WHEEL LOAD GREATER THAN 15,000 LBS. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CHAMPAIGN APCH AT 217-355-4071, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921 |
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 from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (225KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (229KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (216KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (229KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (162KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (518KB) |
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)
KBMI - Central Illinois Regional Airport/Bloomington-Normal (37 nm W)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Jan-2026
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 13:14 |
| Sunset | | 16:51 | | 22:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:21 | | 23:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Jan-2026 23:17:12 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Jan-2026 17:17:12 |
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| METAR |
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| KTIP | 162255Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM -DZ SCT036 BKN043 OVC060 02/M02 A2969 RMK AO2 T00211025
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KCMI
17nm S | 162253Z 22009KT 10SM OVC055 02/M01 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP066 T00171011
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KCMI
17nm S | 161743Z 1618/1718 25015G22KT P6SM SCT018 OVC025 TEMPO 1618/1620 SCT025 BKN035 FM162000 25013G22KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM162300 24010G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC040 PROB30 1701/1704 4SM -SHSN BKN025 FM170600 28012G21KT P6SM BKN040 FM171500 27015G25KT P6SM BKN035
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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