Frasca Field

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Frasca Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFrasca 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 / 40.14639; -88.19861
Map
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C16
Location of airport in Champaign County/Illinois/United States
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C16
C16 (Illinois)
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C16
C16 (the United States)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
9/274,0011,220 Concrete
18/363,6541,114Turf
Statistics
Based aircraft (2020)65

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.

Contents

Frasca Field is located on US Route 45 and is accessible via I-74 exit 184 heading north. It is on the opposite side of the city from Willard Airport and is typically favored by private and corporate operators due to lower traffic volume.

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:

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 as well as 1 helicopter and 1 glider. [5]

Accidents and incidents

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References

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