Centralia Municipal Airport

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Centralia Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCity of Centralia [1]
Location Centralia, Illinois
OpenedApril 1947;77 years ago (1947-04)
Elevation  AMSL 534 ft / 163 m
Coordinates 38°30′55″N089°05′30″W / 38.51528°N 89.09167°W / 38.51528; -89.09167
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Centralia Municipal Airport
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Centralia Municipal Airport
Centralia Municipal Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
18/365,0011,524Asphalt
09/273,3001,006Asphalt
Source: AirNav.com [2]

Centralia Municipal Airport( IATA : ENL, ICAO : KENL, FAA LID : ENL) is a U.S. general aviation airport located two nautical miles southeast of Centralia, Illinois. [3]

Contents

Facilities and aircraft

The airport has two asphalt runways: runway 18/35 is 5001 x 75 ft (1524 x 23 m), while Runway 9/27 3300 x 60 ft (1006 x 18 m). [3] [2] [4]

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2019, the airport has 77 aircraft operations per day, or about 28,000 per year. That consists of 92% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and <1% military. For the same time period, there are 39 aircraft based on the field: 31 single-engine and 8 multi-engine. [2] [4]

Flight Training

The airport is home to the Airgo International Flight School, which provides part 141 flight training through the airline transport pilot license, FAR 135 charter operations, and has previously been an aircraft dealership and fixed-base operator. The school places focus on attracting international students on the premise that the school is cheaper and moves more quickly than its international counterparts. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Accidents & Incidents

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References

  1. "Centralia Municipal Airport". City of Centralia, Illinois. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "AirNav: KENL – Centralia Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "FAA Information about Centralia Municipal Airport". airport-data.com. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
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  7. "Midwest Flight School Spans the World : Illinois: Airgo has trained hundreds of pilots at Centralia Municipal Airport, many of them foreign students. They say they learn quicker here, and it costs them less". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
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