Morris Municipal Airport, also known as James R. Washburn Field, is a public use airport four miles (6.4 km) north of Morris, Illinois. The airport is publicly owned by the City of Morris.[1][2][3][4]

Facilities

The airport has one paved runway. Runway 18/36 is 5,501 by 75 feet (1,677 m × 23 m) and is asphalt. In 2019, the airport was awarded nearly $12 million to build a new crosswind runway to make the airport accessible in a wider array of weather conditions. The city is currently working to extend Runway 18/36 by 899 feet (274 m) to be able to accept a wider array of aircraft that need more distance to take off and land.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

The airport has a fixed-base operator (FBO) offering fuel and aircraft parking. Aircraft parking, rental cars, conference rooms, a lounge, office space, and courtesy cars are also available. Aircraft maintenance, flight training, and aircraft rental are available for local pilots.[2][3][8][9]

Aircraft

For the 12-month period ending February 29, 2020, the airport averaged 116 aircraft operations per day, or about 42,000 per year. This includes 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and less than 1% military. For the same period, there were 59 aircraft based on the field: 54 single-engine and 3 multi-engine airplanes, 1 jet, and 1 helicopter.[1][2]

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