FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BMI |
| Lat/Long: | 40-28-37.6000N / 088-54-57.3000W 40-28.626667N / 088-54.955000W 40.4771111 / -88.9159167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 871 ft. / 265.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 61704 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BMI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2300 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RY 11/29 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT HIRL RY 02/20, MALSR RYS 02 & 29 & PAPI RY 02 - CTAF. ALSF ON WHEN TWR OPEN. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | 48 HR PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR 309-663-7383. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 135.35 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.35 (309-661-9478) |
| BLOOMINGTON GROUND: | 121.65 [0600-2200] |
| BLOOMINGTON TOWER: | 124.6 269.575 [0600-2200] |
| PEORIA APPROACH: | 128.725 |
| PEORIA DEPARTURE: | 128.725 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BMI at field | | BLOOMINGTON VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03E |
| PNTr199/22.3 | | PONTIAC VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 03E |
| RBSr258/34.8 | | ROBERTS VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 02E |
| CMIr309/39.5 | | CHAMPAIGN VORTAC | | 110.00 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ABRAHAM | | 045/27.1 | | 329 | | 00E | | AAA | .- .- .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 8000 x 150 ft. / 2438 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 150.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 40-27.843167N | | 40-29.096833N |
| Longitude: | 088-54.961500W | | 088-54.431000W |
| Elevation: | 856.7 ft. | | 862.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 018 | | 198 |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown, midfield, rollout | | touchdown, midfield, rollout |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III) ALSF2 OPR AS SSALR WHEN TWR CLSD. |
| Centerline lights: | yes RY 02/20 CNTRLN LGTS OTS INDEFLY. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, lighted RY 20 TDZL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | none | | 40 ft. pline, 2007 ft. from runway, 770 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 6525 x 150 ft. / 1989 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete/grooved, in good condition SE END OF RY 29 565 FT CONC, REMAINING 5960 FT ASPH. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 105.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 40-28.984500N | | 40-28.654333N |
| Longitude: | 088-55.940500W | | 088-54.601333W |
| Elevation: | 871.6 ft. | | 871.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 107 | | 287 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| RVR equipment: | | | touchdown |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BLOOMINGTON NORMAL ARPT AUTH 3201 CIRA DRIVE BLOOMINGTON, IL 61704 Phone 309-663-7383 |
| Manager: | CARL G. OLSON 3201 CIRA DRIVE BLOOMINGTON, IL 61704 Phone 309-663-7383 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 105 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 82 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 13 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 115/day * | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 32% | local general aviation | | 23% | air taxi | | 6% | commercial | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 07 September 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL OPS IN PROGRESS WINTER MONTHS; EQUIPMENT OPERATORS WILL BE MONITORING CTAF WHEN TWR CLSD. |
| - | ACFT LDG/DEPARTING BLOOMINGTON SHOULD ANNOUNCE INTENTIONS ON CTAF WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
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 |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 20 **CHANGED** | |
download (306KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 29 **CHANGED** | |
download (327KB) |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 02 | |
download (323KB) |
| ILS RWY 20(CAT II) | |
download (268KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (302KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (229KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (288KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (288KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 11 | |
download (289KB) |
| VOR RWY 11 | |
download (307KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAAA - Logan County Airport (27 nm SW)
KPNT - Pontiac Municipal Airport (30 nm NE)
2K0 - Piatt County Airport (33 nm SE)
C15 - Pekin Municipal Airport (35 nm W)
1C1 - Paxton Airport (36 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Bob Tridle
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| 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 | | 05:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunrise | | 05:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 01:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 16:18:30 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-May-2008 11:18:30 |
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| METAR |
| KBMI | 121556Z 34007KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A3001 RMK AO2 T01110044 SLP166 $
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| TAF |
| KBMI | 121120Z 121212 35010KT P6SM SKC FM1500 01009KT P6SM SKC FM2000 14010KT P6SM SKC FM0300 12008KT 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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