Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA LID: IL45 (formerly C45)) is a privately owned, formerly-public-use airport in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It is located three nautical miles (3.5 mi, 5.6 km) north of the central business district of Manito, a village in Mason County.[1] The airport has been converted to a private-use airport known as Palmer Flying Service Airport.

Manito Mitchell Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: IL45 (formerly C45)
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Palmer Flying Service
Operator	Eric Ray
Serves	Manito, Illinois
Elevation AMSL	501 ft / 153 m
Coordinates	40°29′22″N 89°46′41″W
Maps
Location of Tazewell County in Illinois
IL45 Location of airport in Tazewell County
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 2,784 849 Asphalt 18/36 2,188 667 Asphalt/turf
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 6,000 Based aircraft 12
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Manito Mitchell Airport covers an area of 80 acres (32 ha) at an elevation of 501 feet (153 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 4/22 is 2,784 by 40 feet (849 x 12 m) with an asphalt pavement; 18/36 is 2,188 by 40 feet (667 x 12 m) with an asphalt and turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 6,000 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. At that time there were 12 single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]

References

External links

• Aerial photo as of 14 April 1998 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for IL45
  • AirNav airport information for IL45
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for IL45