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Central Il Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)
General
Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 04/01/1940, Runways: 2, Land Area Covered By Airport: 1968 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 04431.*A, Location ID: BMI, Region: Great Lakes, District Office: CHI, Unicom Frequency: 122.950 Hz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 124.600 Hz, Aeronautical sectional chart: Chicago, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: IKK, Tie-In FSS Name: Kankakee, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 871 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2007-11-08), Air traffic control tower: Yes, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCG, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAU, Boundary ARTCC Name: Chicago, Airspace Determination: No Objection, Certification Type & Date: I B S 05/1973, Federal Agreements: NGY, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: BMI, Last Inspection Date: 10/15/2009, Inspection Group: FAA airports field personnel, Inspection Method: Federal
Location
State: Illinois, County: Mc Lean, City: Normal, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 40° 28' 37.600'', Lng: -88° 54' 57.300'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 40.477111, Lng: -88.915917, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2007-11-08), Distance from central business district: 3 mi (E), Find on map >>
Operations
Period: 12/31/2007 - 12/31/2008, Commercial Operations: 3,098, Air Taxi Operations: 8,459, Itinerant Operations: 17,759, Local Operations: 6,952, Military Operations: 182
Aircraft
Single Engine Aircraft: 79, Multi Engine Aircraft: 9, Jet Engine Aircraft: 11
Additional
Fuel Types: 100LLA, Magnetic Variation: E (Year 1985), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Bottled Oxygen Type: Low pressure, Lighting Schedule: Dusk-Dawn, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: No, Other services: AFRT,AMB,AVNCS,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Remarks
Lighting Schedule: 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 & VASI RY 11 - CTAF. ALSF AVBL WHEN TWR OPEN.
Type: Heliport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 10/01/2002, Runways: 1, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Private, Site Number: 04908.1*H, Location ID: IL25, Region: Great Lakes, District Office: CHI, Aeronautical sectional chart: Chicago, Tie-In FSS ID: IKK, Tie-In FSS Name: Kankakee, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 810 ft, Elevation determination method: Estimated, Elevation Source: OWNER (2002-07-02), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCG, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAU, Boundary ARTCC Name: Chicago, Airspace Determination: Conditional, Inspection Group: Owner, Inspection Method: 5010-2 Private use mail out program
Location
State: Illinois, County: Mc Lean, City: Normal, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 40° 29' 47'', Lng: -88° 59' 27'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 40.496389, Lng: -88.990833, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: OWNER (2002-07-02), Distance from central business district: 1 mi (W), Find on map >>
Additional
Magnetic Variation: 1W (Year 2000), Beacon Color: Clear-green-yellow (heliport), Lighting Schedule: 24 Hrs, Used for medical purposes: Yes, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: No
Remarks
Airspace Determination: PRVDD OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN AN AREA FROM 115 TO 125 AND FROM 265 TO 275; LANDING AREA IS MARKED; WIND INDICATOR IS MAINTAINED; FAR PART 91.126 (10) IS COMPLIED WITH.
