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This is a list of airports in Illinois (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as previously public-use airports, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Illinois Valley Regional Airport (IATA: VYS, ICAO: KVYS, FAA LID: VYS), also known as Walter A. Duncan Field, is a city-owned, public-use airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northwest of the central business district of Peru, a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. [1] The airport was opened in November 1985.
The airport's first air traffic control Tower was on top of the old (1954-era) passenger terminal. The present tower, on the south side of the airport near fixed-base operator Elliot Aviation, is staffed seven days a week from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. At other times control of airspace is by the Chicago Air Traffic Center remoted from Aurora.
The airport is owned by the Williamson County Airport Authority. [1] It sees one airline, subsidized by the federal government's Essential Air Service program at an annual cost of $2,562,819 or $141 per passenger. [2] On November 11, 2016 during the grand opening ceremony for the new terminal, the airport was renamed to "Veterans Airport of ...
The airport was previously served by Ozark Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10s, DC-9-30s and Fairchild Hiller FH-227s to St. Louis and Chicago O'Hare Airport. Air Illinois flew BAC One-Elevens (to St. Louis and Chicago) and also served the airport with Hawker Siddeley HS 748s, Handley Page Jetstreams and de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters.
On October 13, 1983, Air Illinois Flight 710 crashed while en route to Southern Illinois Airport. The plane was attempting to fly through a thunderstorm when it impacted the top of a ridge. The seven passengers and three crew on board were killed. [5] On August 21, 2001, a Hoskins Quickie Q2 crashed during landing at Southern Illinois Airport ...
A transit hotel is a short-stay hotel that is situated in the transit zone of international airports, where passengers on extended waits between planes (typically a minimum of six hours) can stay while waiting for their next flight. The hotel is within the airside security/passport checkpoints and close to the airport terminals. [1]
The airport received $171,000 from the State of Illinois during the COVID-19 pandemic to install new electric airfield security gates. [6] [7] For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2020, the airport averages 77 operations per week, or about 4,000 per year. This traffic is comprised completely of general aviation.