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KCMI · University of Illinois Willard Airport

ICAO · US · 19 NTSB events

ID KCMI FAA CMI Elev 755 ft Lat 40° 2.39' N Lon 88° 16.57' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,101 ft. Max gradient: 0.18%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14L 136° 8,101 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
32R 316° 8,101 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
04 040° 6,502 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.07%
22 220° 6,502 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.07%
14R 060° 3,816 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
32L 240° 3,816 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 124.850
  • CLD CLNC DEL 128.750
  • GND GND 121.800
  • TWR CHAMPAIGN TWR 118.250
  • CTAF CTAF 120.400
  • A/D CHAMPAIGN APP/DEP 121.350
  • RDO ST LOUIS RDO 110.000
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB CM

    Veals

    0.41 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC CMI

    Champaign

    110.00 MHz · DME 110.00 · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 27 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 32R; PAPI Rwy 14L–32R; MIRL Rwy 04–22; HIRL Rwy 14L–32R. 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.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 32R; PAPI Rwy 14L–32R; MIRL Rwy 04–22; HIRL Rwy 14L–32R. 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

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 32R; PAPI Rwy 14L–32R; MIRL Rwy 04–22; HIRL Rwy 14L–32R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt MALSR Rwy 32R; PAPI Rwy 14L–32R; MIRL Rwy 04–22; HIRL Rwy 14L–32R—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.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 sentences)
  • ·ILLINOIS 41 CHAMPAIGN/URBANA UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS/WILLARD (CMI)(KCMI) 5 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N40º02.31´ W88º16.59´ 755 B TPA—1505(750) Class I, ARFF Index B NOTAM FILE CMI RWY 14L–32R: H8101X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–403, 2S–175, 2D–250, 2D/2D2–900 PCR 900 R/D/W/T HIRL RWY 14L: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 48´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´.
  • ·RVR–TR RWY 04–22: H6502X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–259, 2S–175, 2D–193, 2D/2D2–714 PCR 600 F/D/X/T MIRL RWY 22: Tree.
  • ·RWY 14R–32L: H3816X75 (ASPH) S–37, 2S–175, 2D–53 PCR 140 F/D/X/T MIRL No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 14R: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 36´.
  • ·RWY 32L: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 04 14L–32R 3600 RWY 14L 04–22 3500 RWY 32R 04–22 4050
  • ·RWY 04: TORA–6502 TODA–6502 ASDA–6502 LDA–6502 RWY 14L:TORA–8101 TODA–8101 ASDA–8101 LDA–8101 RWY 14R:TORA–3816 TODA–3816 ASDA–3816 LDA–3816 RWY 22: TORA–6502 TODA–6502 ASDA–6502 LDA–6502 RWY 32L:TORA–3816 TODA–3816 ASDA–3816 LDA–3816 RWY 32R:TORA–8101 TODA–8101 ASDA–8101 LDA–8101
  • ·HIRL Rwy 14L–32R preset on low intst; incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·Ops hr H24; atndd consly.
  • ·Rwy 14R–32L clsd 0500–1200Z‡ and to acft abv 12,500 lb.
  • ·Rwy 22 and 32R ends not vsb fm each otr.
  • ·Twy E and D SW of Rwy 14L–32R clsd to acft over 11,800 lb.
  • ·Twy A2 and A3 adj to acr apn not vsb fm ATCT.
  • ·Rwy 32R calm wind rwy when ATCT clsd.
  • ·User fee arpt: 2hr PPR – 217–729–7607.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Arrival Alert.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 217-244-8604
  • ·CTAF 120.4 ATIS 124.85 UNICOM 122.95 CHAMPAIGN RCO 122.1R 110.0T (ST LOUIS RADIO) CHAMPAIGN/URBANA RCO 122.4 (ST LOUIS RADIO) ®CHAMPAIGN APP/DEP CON 121.35 (319º–138º) 132.85 (139º–318º) (1200–0500Z‡) ®CHICAGO CENTER APP/DEP CON 121.35 (0500–1200Z‡) CHAMPAIGN TOWER 120.4 (1200–0500Z‡) GND CON 121.8 CLNC DEL 128.75 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·CLASS C svc ctc APP CON svc 1200–0500Z‡ other times CLASS G.
  • ·CHAMPAIGN (L) (L) VORTAC 115.75 CMI Chan 104(Y) N40º02.07´ W88º16.56´ at fld. 745/3E.
  • ·VEALS NDB (LOMW) 407 CM N39º57.97´ W88º10.94´ 318º 6.1 NM to fld. 684/3W.
  • ·ILS/DME 109.1 I–CMI Chan 28 Rwy 32R.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 15º left of course.
  • ·ASR (1400–0200Z‡) CHAMPAIGN N40º02.07´ W88º16.56´ NOTAM FILE CMI.
  • ·(L) (L) VORTAC 115.75 CMI Chan 104(Y) at University Of Illinois/Willard. 745/3E.
  • ·RCO 122.1R 115.75T (SAINT LOUIS RADIO) CHICAGO H–5E, L–27C IAP, AD CHICAGO L–27C EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

ChampaignUrbana

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · CMI

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

19 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

19

since 1982

Fatal

2

10.5% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 151,709 ops in 1991

2024 total

64,056

10-yr total

477,842

2024 mix

AC/AT 26% · GA 74% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

6.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.66

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Hard landing 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=19

  • Other 10
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-06-27 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T · Ground collision · day →
2023-10-24 Piper PA-44-180 · Gear-up · day →
2017-01-18 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 · Hard landing · day →
1997-09-24 Beech C23 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1997-05-17 Piper PA-38-112 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk →
1996-12-14 Cessna 170B · Other · day →
1995-08-15 Piper PA-38-112 · Other · VMC · day →
1994-11-12 Cessna P210N · CFIT · IMC · night →
1993-01-09 de Havilland DHC-8-311 · Other · dawn →
1991-07-02 Hiller UH-12D · Weather · VMC · day →
1990-06-25 Cessna U206 · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1989-12-02 Cessna 172G · Other · VMC · day →
1988-04-06 Cessna 172M · Other · day →
1987-07-16 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-03-07 Cessna 172 · Other · night →
1985-02-11 McDonnell Douglas DC-9 · Other · IMC · night →
1984-02-22 Beech 99 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1983-04-24 Piper PA-24 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-04-22 Beech BE-19-180 · Other · dawn →

Designees in IL

CFI Flight Instructors 2,147 A&P Mechanics 6,104 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 49 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 13 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 43 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 56 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Brian Glenn Dillman Terre Haute IN 54 nm
Ethan James Malavolti Terre Haute IN 54 nm
John Phillip Mellor Terre Haute IN 54 nm
Jerry Kelvin Lay Minonk IL 63 nm
Dennis Dwain Taft Springfield IL 65 nm
James Paulsen West Lafayette IN 67 nm
Larry Wayne Gross West Lafayette IN 67 nm
Roy Carl Beisswenger Greenville IL 86 nm
Joseph Lawrence Kinzer Peru IL 88 nm
Thomas James Norton Peru IL 88 nm

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

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Timothy Phillip Bowers Savoy IL 2 nm
Bobbie Gail Britz Savoy IL 2 nm
Lawrence Ray West Tolono IL 3 nm
Wade Allen Thweatt Tolono IL 3 nm
William Edward Giannetti Champaign IL 5 nm
Bertrand Wilson Henne Champaign IL 5 nm
Stanley Allen Unander Champaign IL 5 nm
Stephen Edward Peltz Champaign IL 5 nm
Charles Vincent Kline Champaign IL 5 nm
Jeffrey Allen Randall Champaign IL 5 nm

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

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Glen Lee Kanagy Savoy IL 2 nm
Roger Leslie Buchhass Savoy IL 2 nm
George William Long Jr Savoy IL 2 nm
Isaac Benjamin Babcock Savoy IL 2 nm
Ralph Thomas Kuchenbrod Tolono IL 3 nm
Gary James Trulock Tolono IL 3 nm
John Andrew Walgren Tolono IL 3 nm
Bradley Earl Hutchison Tolono IL 3 nm
James Earl Shipley Tolono IL 3 nm
Brian William Conway Champaign IL 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 57 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 66 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 69 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 78 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 80 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 92 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 93 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 98 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 112 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 116 nm

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