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Class D

Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal

ID KBMI FAA BMI Elev 871 ft Lat 40° 28.63' N Lon 88° 54.95' W Zulu …

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FAA Airport Diagram · KBMI

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Runways at KBMI

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 17.9° 8,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.08%
20 197.9° 8,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.08%
11 107.9° 6,525 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.00%
29 287.9° 6,525 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.00%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

8 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 135.350
  • ASOS ASOS 135.350
  • GND GND 121.650
  • TWR BLOOMINGTON TWR 124.600
  • CTAF CTAF 124.600
  • A/D PEORIA APP/DEP 118.050
  • RDO KANKAKEE RDO 108.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KBMI

  • NDB LH

    Egrow

    0.33 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VOR-DME BMI

    Bloomington

    108.20 MHz · DME 108.20 · LO · MEDIUM

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KBMI, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

8 matched · 58 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 02 and 29; TDZ Rwy 20; cntln 02–20; PAPI Rwy 02; HIRL Rwy 02–20 and 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 02 and 29; TDZ Rwy 20; cntln 02–20; PAPI Rwy 02; HIRL Rwy 02–20 and 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12R–30L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 30L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (8)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 02 and 29; TDZ Rwy 20; cntln 02–20; PAPI Rwy 02; HIRL Rwy 02–20 and 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MALSR Rwy 02 and 29; TDZ Rwy 20; cntln 02–20; PAPI Rwy 02; HIRL Rwy 02–20 and 11–29—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1000–0600Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1000–0600Z‡.

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–0000Z‡.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12R–30L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 12R–30L: H7002X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–96, D–125, 2S–160, 2D–1…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 30L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 30L: MALSR. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´. Pole. RWY 12L–30R…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Migratory waterfowl on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (58 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·34 ILLINOIS BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL CENTRAL IL RGNL/BLOOMINGTON–NORMAL (BMI)(KBMI) 3 E UTC–6(–5DT) N40º28.63´ W88º54.96´ 871 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE BMI RWY 02–20: H8000X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–211, 2S–175, 2D–322, 2D/2D2–753 PCR 700 R/D/W/T HIRL CL RWY 02: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 75´.
  • ·RWY 11–29: H6525X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–216, 2S–175, 2D–349, 2D/2D2–814 PCR 700 R/C/W/T HIRL RWY 11: VASI(V4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·RVR–T LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 02 11–29 4600 RWY 11 02–20 6200
  • ·RWY 02: TORA–8000 TODA–8000 ASDA–8000 LDA–8000 RWY 11: TORA–6525 TODA–6525 ASDA–6525 LDA–6525 RWY 20: TORA–8000 TODA–8000 ASDA–8000 LDA–8000 RWY 29: TORA–6525 TODA–6525 ASDA–6525 LDA–6525
  • ·ALSF avbl when ATCT open.
  • ·Rwy end 20: When ATCT clsd ALSF2 opr as SSALR.
  • ·Arpt ops H24–309–834–7396.
  • ·Snow removal ops winter months; when ATCT clsd mnt CTAF.
  • ·When ATCT clsd lndg/tkof announce intentions on CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 11–29: SE end of 565 ft conc; rmng 5960 ft asph.
  • ·Class I, ARFF Index B. 48 hr PPR for unsked acr ops more than 30 pax seats–amgr.
  • ·Rwy 20 ALSF2 operates as SSALR when twr clsd.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 309-663-7383
  • ·AWOS–3PT 135.35 (309) 661–9478.
  • ·CTAF 124.6 ATIS 119.575 UNICOM 122.95 ®SAINT LOUIS APP/DEP CON 128.725 TOWER 124.6 (1200–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.65
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0400Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·EGROW NDB (LOMW) 334 LH N40º33.62´ W88º52.48´ 204º 5.3 NM to fld. 772/3W.
  • ·ILS/DME 111.55 I–TXN Chan 52(Y) Rwy 02.
  • ·ILS/DME unmonitored when twr clsd.
  • ·Glideslope unusable for cpd apchs blw 1,100´.
  • ·ILS/DME 111.55 I–LHJ Chan 52(Y) Rwy 20.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
  • ·Cat II ILS not avbl when twr clsd.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.95 I–BMI Chan 46(Y) Rwy 29.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·Localizer backcourse unusable byd 15 NM.
  • ·BOLINGBROOK'S CLOW INTL (1C5) 0 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N41º41.76´ W88º07.77´ 675 B TPA—1505(830) NOTAM FILE IKK RWY 18–36: H3360X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL 0.5% up N RWY 18: Tree.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT MIRL Rwy 18–36 preset low intst dusk–dawn, to incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·No TGL; full stop ldg only.

+ 28 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · BMI

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KBMI — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KBMI

21 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

22

since 1982

Fatal

5

22.7% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 92,975 ops in 1991

2024 total

23,095

10-yr total

235,740

2024 mix

AC/AT 25% · GA 74% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

4.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.96

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=21

  • Other 7
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-07-18 Bell B206-B · Other · day →
2015-04-07 Cessna 414A · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
2010-08-26 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20-C1 · Gear-up →
2010-06-30 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20-C1 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2007-09-22 North American SNJ-5 · Other · VMC · day →
2005-11-09 Piper PA-23-160 · CFIT · VMC · night →
2003-02-14 Canadair CRJ-600 · Gear-up · IMC · night →
2002-07-21 Beech E-90 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2001-06-16 Piper PA-28-181 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2000-08-03 Cessna 150M · Weather · day →
1999-03-22 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · day →
1994-10-23 Piper PA-28-181 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1994-10-10 Cessna 152 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1993-08-22 WELLS PITTS S-2-S · Other · day →
1992-06-11 Mooney M20J · CFIT · VMC · day →
1992-03-09 Cessna 177BII · Other · day →
1989-08-13 Beech A33 · Engine failure · day →
1988-04-11 Fairchild SA-226-TC · Other · day →
1986-11-08 Piper PA-34-200T · Other · day →
1984-08-03 Piper PA-22-108 · Other · IMC · night →
1982-06-27 Boeing E75 · Ground collision · day →

Designees in IL

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KBMI — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

2,147

Flight Instructors

A&P

6,104

Mechanics

AME

49

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

13

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

1

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

9

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

4

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

3

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

11

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

43

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

ODA

4

Organizational Designations

Schools

64

Flight Schools

FBO

67

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

56

Flying Clubs

Repair

8

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

40

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KBMI

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Jerry Kelvin Lay Minonk IL 27 nm
Dennis Dwain Taft Springfield IL 53 nm
Joseph Lawrence Kinzer Peru IL 54 nm
Thomas James Norton Peru IL 54 nm
Jeffrey Allen Galesburg IL 72 nm
Matthew Edward Massey Yorkville IL 74 nm
Keith Mcgill Plainfield IL 76 nm
Gregory Mark Wilson Oswego IL 77 nm
Jay Christopher Rud Aurora IL 82 nm
Kevin Carlyle Lindsay Naperville IL 84 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KBMI

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
John Jay Allen Bloomington IL 3 nm
Kevin Gerald Lower Bloomington IL 3 nm
John Joseph Rettick Bloomington IL 3 nm
Robert Lee Moulic Bloomington IL 3 nm
Hugo Maarten Feugen Bloomington IL 3 nm
Jason Wade Shawd Bloomington IL 3 nm
Andrew Jeremy Grotbo Bloomington IL 3 nm
David Vaughn Smith Bloomington IL 3 nm
Daniel Wescott Amolsch Bloomington IL 3 nm
William J Phillips Iv Bloomington IL 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KBMI

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
James Melvin Finch Bloomington IL 3 nm
John Joseph Rettick Bloomington IL 3 nm
Hezekiah Macgregor Kemp Bloomington IL 3 nm
Bruce David Ponder Bloomington IL 3 nm
Jeffrey Scott Northcutt Bloomington IL 3 nm
Jack Edward Wood Bloomington IL 3 nm
Miles D Bardell Bloomington IL 3 nm
Caleb Scott Ploense Bloomington IL 3 nm
Joshua Todd Drought Bloomington IL 3 nm
Quentin James Blackwood Bloomington IL 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KBMI

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 34 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 39 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 74 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 91 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 91 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 93 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 96 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 99 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 104 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 107 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.