Manito Mitchell Airport

Summary

Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA LID: IL45 (formerly C45)) is a privately owned, formerly-public-use airport in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It is located three nautical miles (3.5 mi, 5.6 km) north of the central business district of Manito, a village in Mason County.[1] The airport has been converted to a private-use airport known as Palmer Flying Service Airport.

Manito Mitchell Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPalmer Flying Service
OperatorEric Ray
ServesManito, Illinois
Elevation AMSL501 ft / 153 m
Coordinates40°29′22″N 89°46′41″W / 40.48944°N 89.77806°W / 40.48944; -89.77806
Maps
Location of Tazewell County in Illinois
Location of Tazewell County in Illinois
IL45 is located in Tazewell County, Illinois
IL45
IL45
Location of airport in Tazewell County
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 2,784 849 Asphalt
18/36 2,188 667 Asphalt/turf
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations6,000
Based aircraft12

Facilities and aircraft edit

Manito Mitchell Airport covers an area of 80 acres (32 ha) at an elevation of 501 feet (153 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 4/22 is 2,784 by 40 feet (849 x 12 m) with an asphalt pavement; 18/36 is 2,188 by 40 feet (667 x 12 m) with an asphalt and turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 6,000 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. At that time there were 12 single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for C45 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 30 June 2011.

External links edit

  • Aerial photo as of 14 April 1998 from USGS The National Map
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for IL45
    • AirNav airport information for IL45
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for IL45