Kewanee Municipal Airport

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Kewanee Municipal Airport
Summary
OwnerKewanee Airport Authority
Serves Kewanee, Illinois
Time zone UTC−06:00 (-6)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−05:00 (-6)
Elevation  AMSL 858 ft / 261.5 m
Kewanee Municipal Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
9/274,5001,372Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Aircraft Phonetics12,000

Kewanee Municipal Airport (ICAO: KEZI, FAA LID: EZI) is a civil, public use airport located 3 miles southwest of Kewanee, Illinois, United States. The airport is publicly owned by the Kewanee Airport Authority. [1]

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The airport received the 2021 Illinois General Aviation Airport of the Year award. It was the airport's first time winning the award, which is awarded by the Illinois Department of Transportation. [2]

The airport hosts the National Stearman Fly-in every year. The event features century-old Stearman aircraft as well as aircraft tours and lunch. [3]

In 2021, the airport received $1.8 million as part of the State of Illinois' Rebuild Illinois program during the COVID-19 pandemic. The money went toward reconstructing the taxi lane that provides hangar access at the airport as well as replacing the fuel system at the airport. [4]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport has two asphalt runways. Runway 9/27 is 4500 x 75 ft (1372 x 23 m), while runway 1/19 is 3200 x 60 ft (975 x 18 m). [1] [5] [6] [7]

Runway 1/19 underwent a rehabilitation project in 2019 to repair damage caused by environmental stressors. [8]

For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2020, the airport averages 33 aircraft operations per day, or about 12,000 per year. The traffic is 99% general aviation and <1% military. For that same period, there are 21 aircraft based on the airport, all airplanes: 20 single-engine and 1 multi-engine. [5] [6]

Accidents and incidents

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References

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  2. ↑ "Kewanee Municipal Airport is named the best in Illinois". Kewanee Star Courier. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  3. ↑ "A window seat: A visitor takes in Kewanee Airport's annual Stearman Fly-in". Kewanee Star Courier. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  4. ↑ "Quincy Regional Airport to get more than $5 million for improvements". ABC 7 KQHA. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  5. 1 2 "AirNav: KEZI – Kewanee Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  6. 1 2 "EZI – Kewanee Municipal Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  7. ↑ "Kewanee Municipal Airport – KEZI". Aircraft Owners and Pilots. Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  8. ↑ "Kewanee Municipal Airport Runway 1-19 rehabilitation". Hanson Inc. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  9. ↑ "Looking Back Galva". Geneseo Republic). Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  10. ↑ "Plane crash survivor went for help". Journal Star). Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  11. ↑ "Updated: One killed in Henry County plane crash". The State Journal-Register). Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  12. ↑ "Passenger killed in plane crash near Kewanee". The Galesburg Register-Mail). Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  13. ↑ "Cirrus SR22, N765CD: Fatal accident occurred August 30, 2015 near Kewanee Municipal Airport (KEZI), Henry County, Illinois". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  14. ↑ "N765CD accident description". Plane Crash Map. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  15. ↑ "Two dead, one injured in small plane crash near Galva". Journal Star. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
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