Champaign airport

University of Illinois Willard Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	KCMI
IATA code	CMI
Coordinates	40 ° 2 ′ 21 ″  N , 88 ° 16 ′ 41 ″  W Coordinates: 40 ° 2 ′ 21 ″  N , 88 ° 16 ′ 41 ″  W
Height above MSL	230 m (755  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	8 km south of Champaign
Street	US Highway 45 ( Interstate 57 entrance 6 km southwest)
Basic data
opening	October 26, 1945
operator	University of Illinois
surface	728 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	171,000 (2016)
Flight movements	40,543 (2016)
Runways
04/22	1982 m × 46 m concrete
14L / 32R	2469 m × 46 m asphalt / concrete
14R / 32L	1163 m × 23 m asphalt
18/36 (closed)	1615 m × 46 m concrete

University of Illinois Willard Airport is an airport of the University of Illinois with four runways.

It is located in Tolono Township, south of the parish line of Savoy, Illinois , a suburb of Champaign, Illinois . The airport serves Champaign, Urbana, Illinois , the university and the surrounding area in east-central Illinois .

Visitors from all over the world fly to Champaign-Urbana to work with researchers at the university or to do business with companies located around the university. However, many airlines prefer to serve central Illinois through the airport at Bloomington - Normal . Also, since Willard Airport does not host federal immigration and customs control agencies, it is not possible to offer international flights. The higher prices that airlines charge to fly to a regional airport compared to an international hub like Chicago also help reduce traffic.

Willard Airport was home to the University of Illinois Institute of Aviation , which was a major research facility at the university. This made Willard one of the few research airports owned by a university. The air traffic institute is ranked one of the top ten in the nation and has won numerous prestigious awards.

Airlines and Destinations

Terminal building at Champaign Airport

• American Eagle : Chicago-O'Hare , Dallas / Ft. Worth
• United Express : Chicago-O'Hare

Web links

Commons : Willard Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Willard Airport (official site)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Airport History. IFlyCU.com, accessed September 9, 2017 . 
2. ^ University of Illinois / Willard (CMI). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed September 9, 2017 . 
3. ↑ AirportIQ 5010: University of Illinois-Willard. GCR1.com, accessed September 9, 2017 .