FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1C1 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-26-56.3240N / 088-07-39.8570W 40-26.938733N / 088-07.664283W 40.4489789 / -88.1277381 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 779 ft. / 237.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1970) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of PAXTON, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 60957 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1968 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | STL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Pattern altitude: | 1579 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| CHAMPAIGN APPROACH: | 121.35 [0530-2230] |
| CHAMPAIGN DEPARTURE: | 121.35 [0530-2230] |
| WX AWOS-3 at TIP (9 nm S): | 119.025 (217-892-4999) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON REMOTED CHAMPAIGN APCH CTL FREQ 121.35 & CHICAGO ARTCC FREQ 353.950 (DANVILLE RCAG) WHEN CHAMPAIGN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RBSr166/8.1 | | ROBERTS VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 02E |
| CMIr012/25.8 | | CHAMPAIGN VORTAC | | 110.00 | | 03E |
| DNVr288/27.7 | | DANVILLE VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 02E |
| PNTr126/35.5 | | PONTIAC VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 03E |
| BMIr090/36.7 | | BLOOMINGTON VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03E |
| IKKr199/39.6 | | KANKAKEE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HOMER | | 341/26.6 | | 281 | | 01E | | HMJ | .... -- .--- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR MAINT ON CALL PHONE 217-249-2296. |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3409 x 50 ft. / 1039 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard NSTD MIRL - FIXTURE SPACING & LGT INTSTY VARIES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 40-27.219350N | | 40-26.657983N |
| Longitude: | 088-07.665617W | | 088-07.663317W |
| Elevation: | 779.0 ft. | | 755.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 178 magnetic, 180 true | | 358 magnetic, 360 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 800 ft. DSPLCD THLD PAINTED WHITE LINE ACROSS RY. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | numbers only, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | tri-color VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | tri-color VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. tree, 606 ft. from runway, 131 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear RWY 18 APCH RATIO 25:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. 27 FT BLDG 157 FT FM RY END. | | 24 ft. tree, 1398 ft. from runway, 241 ft. right of centerline, 49:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PAXTON CITY HALL PAXTON, IL 60957 Phone 217-379-4022 |
| Manager: | RANDY SWAN 1065 W. OTTAWA PAXTON, IL 60957 Phone 217-379-4022 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 45% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 18 | |
download (208KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTIP - Rantoul National Aviation Center Airport-Frank Elliott Field (9 nm S)
C16 - Frasca Field Airport (18 nm S)
KCMI - University of Illinois-Willard Airport (26 nm S)
KDNV - Vermilion County Airport (29 nm SE)
2K0 - Piatt County Airport (33 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by David Penney
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunrise | | 05:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 19:59 | | 00:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:29 | | 01:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 16:19:06 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-May-2008 11:19:06 |
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| METAR |
KTIP 9nm S | 121545Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A3000 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KCMI 26nm S | 121120Z 121212 32009KT P6SM SKC FM1500 36010KT P6SM SKC FM2000 36006KT P6SM SKC FM0300 09008KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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