FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
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 |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL PHONE NUMBER POSTED ON SITE. |
Parking: | hangars |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
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: | JAKE MCCOY 333 S. TANNER, P.O BOX 38 RANTOUL, IL 61866-0038 Phone 217-892-6513 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 55/day * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2020 | |
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 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (233KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (235KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (223KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (236KB) |
VOR RWY 27 | |
download (230KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (139KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (478KB) |
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 |
Times for 29-May-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:55 | | 09:55 |
Sunrise | | 05:27 | | 10:27 |
Sunset | | 20:13 | | 01:13 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 01:45 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-May-2023 22:59:02 |
Local (UTC-5) | 29-May-2023 17:59:02 |
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METAR |
KTIP | 292235Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 30/02 A2993 RMK AO2 T02990016
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KCMI 17nm S | 292253Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 31/04 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP132 T03060044
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TAF |
KCMI 17nm S | 291720Z 2918/3018 07005KT P6SM SCT120
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NOTAMs |
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