FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026
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 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (217KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (230KB) |
| 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 02-Mar-2026
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunrise | | 06:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunset | | 17:44 | | 23:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:11 | | 00:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Mar-2026 21:18:31 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 02-Mar-2026 15:18:31 |
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| METAR |
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| KTIP | 022055Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM OVC060 06/02 A3025 RMK AO2 T00630016
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KCMI
17nm S | 022053Z 09010KT 10SM BKN012 BKN018 OVC060 05/02 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP247 T00500022 56027
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KCMI
17nm S | 021720Z 0218/0318 08012KT P6SM FEW009 FEW022 BKN040 TEMPO 0219/0223 SCT009 BKN022 FM022300 09009KT P6SM FEW008 BKN015 FM030700 10005KT P6SM OVC008 FM031000 11005KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC005
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