FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 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 SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON REMOTED CHAMPAIGN APCH CTL FREQS 121.35/285.65 WHEN CHAMPAIGN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CMIr019/16.7 | | CHAMPAIGN VORTAC | | 110.00 | | 03E |
| RBSr175/17.3 | | ROBERTS VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 02E |
| DNVr268/26.8 | | DANVILLE VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 02E |
| BMIr104/37.8 | | BLOOMINGTON VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HOMER | | 331/18.2 | | 281 | | 01E | | HMJ | .... -- .--- |
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: | 40-17.518553N | | 40-17.524430N |
| Longitude: | 088-08.993695W | | 088-07.918170W |
| Elevation: | 735.4 ft. | | 728.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 091 magnetic, 090 true | | 271 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes RY 09 & 27 REIL OTS INDEFLY | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 39 ft. pole, marked, 1502 ft. from runway, 220 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4895 x 75 ft. / 1492 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | UNEVEN CONCRETE MIDFIELD. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 40-18.110078N | | 40-17.304057N |
| Longitude: | 088-08.631658W | | 088-08.631192W |
| Elevation: | 737.5 ft. | | 733.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 181 magnetic, 180 true | | 001 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | numbers only, in good condition | | numbers only, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 37 ft. tree, 1119 ft. from runway, 240 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | none |
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 217-893-9955 |
| Manager: | BILL CLAYTON 333 S TANNER RANTOUL, IL 61866 Phone 217-893-9955 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 55/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download |
| VOR RWY 27 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (29KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (56KB) |
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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 12:54 |
| Sunset | | 17:19 | | 23:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:48 | | 23:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 21:46:23 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 15:46:23 |
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| METAR |
| KTIP | 092126Z AUTO 26019G26KT 1 1/2SM -SN SCT006 BKN012 OVC018 M11/M13 A2980 RMK AO2
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KCMI 17nm S | 092131Z 26020G25KT 1SM -SN BKN010 OVC013 M12/M14 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 27027/2112 TWR VIS 2 P0000
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| TAF |
KCMI 17nm S | 091907Z 0919/1018 27012G20KT 5SM BLSN BKN015 TEMPO 0919/0923 1SM -SN BLSN OVC015 FM100100 27008G14KT 2SM BLSN BKN010 FM100400 31017G27KT 1SM BLSN OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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