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2C6

Tri-County Airport
Yates City, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	2C6
Lat/Long:	40-46-26.4000N 090-04-27.9000W 40-46.440000N 090-04.465000W 40.7740000,-90.0744167 (estimated)
Elevation:	661 ft. / 201.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	01E (1985)
From city:	3 miles W of YATES CITY, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	61572

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	03/1967
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	IKK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATTENDED ON CALL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF. 5 CLICKS

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at PIA (19 nm E):	PHONE 309-322-3740
WX AWOS-3 at GBG (19 nm NW):	118.975 (309-343-3711)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
PIAr290/14.0		PEORIA VORTAC		115.20		04E
BRLr081/38.8		BURLINGTON VOR/DME		115.55		05E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
MACOMB		054/26.9		251		01E		JZY	.--- --.. -.--

Airport Services

Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	2809 x 150 ft. / 856 x 46 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	non-standard RY 02/20 NSTD LIRL DUE TO SPACING.
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Latitude:	40-46.220522N	40-46.658683N
Longitude:	090-04.562465W	090-04.367152W
Elevation:	658.2 ft.	654.3 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	018 magnetic, 019 true	198 magnetic, 199 true
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DAVE SHIPLEY 1942 STATE ROUTE 8 YATES CITY, IL 61572-9407 Phone 309-369-5343
Manager:	DAVE SHIPLEY 1942 STATE ROUTE 8 YATES CITY, IL 61572-9407 Phone 309-369-5343

Additional Remarks

-	WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	OVERNIGHT CAMPING AND LODGING AVBL WITH PPR, CALL AMGR.
-	FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1017.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 2C6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCTK - Ingersoll Airport (12 nm S)
KPIA - General Downing - Peoria International Airport (19 nm E)
KGBG - Galesburg Regional HW Timmons Airport (19 nm NW)
3MY - Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport (21 nm E)
C15 - Pekin Municipal Airport (25 nm SE)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by Dave Shipley, owner of Tri-County Airport Photo taken 12-Jun-2010 Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Tri-County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:42	11:42
Sunrise	07:09	12:09
Sunset	18:24	23:24
Evening civil twilight	18:52	23:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Oct-2026 07:20:54
Local (UTC-5)	12-Oct-2026 02:20:54

METAR

KGBG 19nm NW	120655Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A2992 RMK AO2 T01750148
KPIA 19nm E	120654Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01720139
KMQB 30nm SW	120655Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 20/16 A2994 RMK AO2 T01950156
KC75 35nm NE	120655Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2991 RMK AO2 T01810130

TAF

KPIA
19nm E

120601Z 1206/1306 19005KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM121400 20008KT P6SM SCT120 FM130300 21010KT P6SM SKC WS020/24040KT

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