Rantoul National Aviation Center
| Rantoul National Aviation Center Frank Elliott Field |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: KTIP – FAA LID: TIP | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Village of Rantoul | ||
| Serves | Rantoul, Illinois | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 737 ft / 225 m | ||
| Coordinates | 40°17′37″N 88°08′33″W / 40.29361°N 88.1425°WCoordinates: 40°17′37″N 88°08′33″W / 40.29361°N 88.1425°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9/27 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
| 18/36 | 4,895 | 1,492 | Asphalt |
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| Aircraft operations | 20,000 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Rantoul National Aviation Center (ICAO: KTIP, FAA LID: TIP), also known as Frank Elliott Field, is a public-use airport located in Rantoul, a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Village of Rantoul.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Rantoul National Aviation Center is assigned TIP by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned TIP to Tripoli International Airport in Tripoli, Libya).[2][3]
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[edit] History
The airport was established in 1993 after the closure of Chanute Air Force Base (which was established as Chanute Field in 1917).
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Rantoul National Aviation Center covers an area of 1,192 acres (482 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 measuring 5,000 x 75 ft (1,524 x 23 m) and 18/36 measuring 4,895 x 75 ft (1,492 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 20,000 aircraft operations (all general aviation), an average of 54 per day.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for TIP (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KTIP - Rantoul, Illinois
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: TIP / HLLT - Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya)
[edit] External links
- Rantoul National Aviation Center at Village of Rantoul website
- FAA Terminal Procedures for TIP, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KTIP
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
