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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.
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.
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For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2020, the airport had 20,000 aircraft operations, an average of 55 per day: all general aviation. For the same time period, there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 10 single-engine and 2 multi-engine airplanes as well as 2 helicopters .
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.
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]
Illinois Valley Regional Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) at an elevation of 654 feet (199 m) above mean sea level.It has two runways, one designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,999 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m) and a second designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,999 by 75 feet.
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 ...