Rantoul National Aviation Center

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]

Rantoul National Aviation Center Airport

Frank Elliott Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerVillage of Rantoul
ServesRantoul, Illinois
Elevation AMSL737 ft / 225 m
Coordinates40°17′37″N 88°08′33″W
WebsiteRantoul Airport
Map
TIP
Location of airport in Illinois
TIP
TIP (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
18/36 4,894 1,492 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2005)20,000
Based aircraft (2016)11

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]

History

The airport was established in 1993 after the closure of Chanute Air Force Base (which was established as Chanute Field in 1917).

Facilities and aircraft

Rantoul National Aviation Center covers an area of 1,192 acres (482 ha) and contains two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 measuring 5,001 by 75 ft (1,524 by 23 m) and 18/36 measuring 4,894 by 75 ft (1,492 by 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 20,000 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day: all general aviation. In November 2016, there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 5 single-engine, 4 multi-engine and 2 helicopter.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for TIP PDF, effective Nov 10, 2016.
  2. Great Circle Mapper: KTIP - Rantoul, Illinois
  3. Great Circle Mapper: TIP / HLLT - Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya)
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