FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 DECEMBER 2011
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 |
| CMIr019/16.7 | | 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 |
| 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: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 43 ft. tree, 1601 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 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 |
| 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: | 76 ft. tree, 1481 ft. from runway, 392 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 32 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 |
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| 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 12 January 2012 at 0901Z and 9 February 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 **CHANGED** | |
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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Times for 08-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 12:55 |
| Sunset | | 17:18 | | 23:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:47 | | 23:47 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Feb-2012 16:40:42 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Feb-2012 10:40:42 |
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| METAR |
| KTIP | 081555Z AUTO 32010KT 7SM -SN OVC015 M02/M04 A3039 RMK AO2 T10171043
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KCMI 17nm S | 081553Z 33009KT 10SM OVC014 M02/M04 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP297 T10171039
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| TAF |
KCMI 17nm S | 081526Z 0815/0912 34012KT P6SM -SN SCT010 OVC020 TEMPO 0815/0817 5SM -SN BR OVC010 FM081700 34011KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 0817/0821 SCT025 BKN035 FM082100 32010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM090200 30007KT P6SM SCT025
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| NOTAMs |
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