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KTIP Rantoul National Aviation Center Airport-Frank Elliott Field
Rantoul, Illinois, USA

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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
CMIr019/16.7CHAMPAIGN VORTAC110.0003E
RBSr175/17.3ROBERTS VOR/DME116.8002E
DNVr268/26.8DANVILLE VORTAC111.0002E
BMIr104/37.8BLOOMINGTON VOR/DME108.2003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HOMER331/18.228101EHMJ .... -- .---

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: 40-17.518553N40-17.524430N
Longitude: 088-08.993695W088-07.918170W
Elevation: 735.4 ft.728.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 091 magnetic, 090 true271 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: yes
RY 09 & 27 REIL OTS INDEFLY
yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 39 ft. pole, marked, 1502 ft. from runway, 220 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 slope to clearnone

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: 40-18.110078N40-17.304057N
Longitude: 088-08.631658W088-08.631192W
Elevation: 737.5 ft.733.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 181 magnetic, 180 true001 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: numbers only, in good conditionnumbers only, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 37 ft. tree, 1119 ft. from runway, 240 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clearnone

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
    
Aircraft operations: avg 55/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Instrument Procedures

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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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2612:26
Sunrise06:5412:54
Sunset17:1923:19
Evening civil twilight17:4823:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 21:46:23
Local (UTC-6)  09-Feb-2010 15:46:23
 
METAR
KTIP 092126Z AUTO 26019G26KT 1 1/2SM -SN SCT006 BKN012 OVC018 M11/M13 A2980 RMK AO2
KCMI 
17nm S 
092131Z 26020G25KT 1SM -SN BKN010 OVC013 M12/M14 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 27027/2112 TWR VIS 2 P0000
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Precision Aviation UNICOM 123.00
217-892-2121
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Caddyshack Bar & Grill 217-892-2929
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RAMADA LIMITED 11.8 66-92
BEST WESTERN HERITAGE INN 1.9 48-90
 

Other hotels near Rantoul National Aviation Center Airport-Frank Elliott Field

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DAYS INN RANTOUL 2.0 49-69
SUPER 8 MOTEL - RANTOUL 2.0 47-59

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20 in Champaign
 

Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum 217-893-1613
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