Frasca Field

Frasca Field
Frasca Field
	IATA: none; ICAO: none; FAA LID: C16;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Frasca Air Service, Inc.
Serves	Urbana, Illinois
Elevation AMSL	735 ft / 224 m
Coordinates	40°08′47″N88°11′55″W / 40.14639°N 88.19861°W
Map
	C16 Location of airport in Champaign County/Illinois/United States C16 C16 (Illinois) C16 C16 (the United States)
Runways
Statistics
Based aircraft (2020)
Based aircraft (2020)	65
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Last updated December 31, 2024

Frasca Field( FAA LID : C16) is a privately owned, public use airport located at the northern edge of Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by Frasca Air Service, which also serves as the fixed-base operator (FBO).^[1] The airport serves the greater Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area in East Central Illinois.

History

Frasca Field was previously owned and operated as Illini Airport by Louis Dyson. In 1980, Illini Airport was acquired by Frasca Air Service, and the name was changed to Frasca Field.^{[ citation needed ]}

The airport previously managed its own charter company and flight school before shifting its business to renting aircraft storage space and selling fuel. The airport was subsidized until 2021 by Frasca International, the flight simulator company the airport's owners started in 1958.^[2]

The airport was named Illinois' top privately-owned airport in 2012 and 2021. The award was given out by the Illinois Department of Transportation during the Airport of the Year awards ceremony.^[2]

The Frasca family sold their flight simulator company in January 2022 but retained ownership of the airport.^[3]

Facilities

Frasca Field covers an area of 80 acres (32 ha). The airport has two runways:

Runway 9/27: 4,001 x 55 ft. (1220 x 17 m), surface: concrete
Runway 18/36: 3,654 x 140 ft. (1114 x 43 m), surface: turf, with a displaced threshold for runway 36^[1]

Frasca Field operates an event rental space with indoor and outdoor options. The space features aircraft and aviation memorabilia. The space includes the use of a large aircraft hangar, an indoor clubhouse, and an outdoor space.^[4]

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2020, the airport averaged 41 aircraft operations per day, or about 15,000 per year. Operations consisted of 90% general aviation and 10% air taxi.^[5]

In April 2020, there were 65 aircraft based at this airport: 60 single-engine and 3 multi-engine airplanes and one helicopter and one glider.^[5]

Accidents and incidents

On December 27, 1998, an aircraft conducting an instructional flight crashed on approach to Frasca. The plane was stabilized on approach when the student suddenly pushed the nose forward. The flight instructor onboard attempted to recover by countering the action and adding engine power, but the aircraft was too close to the ground for recovery.^[6]
On February 9, 2003, a Beech BE-G36 Bonanza sustained substantial damage when the rudder pedals vibrated during maneuvers on a local flight at C16. It was later found the left stabilizer had been overloaded and partially damaged during the maneuvers. The aircraft landed normally at the airport and the pilot was uninjured.^[7]
On February 17, 2011, a Mooney M20 crashed into a yard while attempting to land at Frasca. The aircraft landed in a crosswind when the pilot attempted to go around. The aircraft struggled to climb away from the ground, and its wing eventually clipped the ground and summersaulted.^[8]

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References

1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for C16 PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective Sep 15, 2016.
1 2 "Urbana's Frasca Field again wins IDOT's Airport of the Year award". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
↑ "Longtime family-owned Frasca International sold to Ohio-based FlightSafety". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
↑ "Frasca Field now offering aviation-themed event space". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
1 2 "AirNav: C16 – Frasca Field Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
↑ "Urbana, Illinois 61801 Sunday, December 27, 1998 11:00 CST". Aircraft One. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
↑ "N4668D accident description". Plane Crash Map. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
↑ "Pilot walks away after crashing plane into north Urbana yard". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 2022-11-21.

External links

Frasca Air Service, the fixed-base operator
FAA Terminal Procedures for C16 , effective December 26, 2024
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for C16
- AirNav airport information for C16
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for C16

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[FAA-1] 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for C16 PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective Sep 15, 2016.

[award-2] 1 2 "Urbana's Frasca Field again wins IDOT's Airport of the Year award". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 2022-11-21.

[3] "Longtime family-owned Frasca International sold to Ohio-based FlightSafety". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2022-11-21.

[4] "Frasca Field now offering aviation-themed event space". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 2022-11-21.

[AirNav-5] 1 2 "AirNav: C16 – Frasca Field Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-07-03.

[6] "Urbana, Illinois 61801 Sunday, December 27, 1998 11:00 CST". Aircraft One. Retrieved 2022-11-21.

[7] "N4668D accident description". Plane Crash Map. Retrieved 2022-11-21.

[8] "Pilot walks away after crashing plane into north Urbana yard". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 2022-11-21.

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