Airports near Rantoul, IL
14 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Rantoul, Illinois — 4 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Rantoul Ntl Avn Cntr-Frank Elliott Field (KTIP), 0.0 nm N. Closest public fuel: KTIP (100LL,A), 0.0 nm. Longest runway: 8,101 ft at KCMI.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Rantoul | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTIP | Rantoul Ntl Avn Cntr-Frank Elliott Field Rantoul · Airport | 0.0 nm N | Public | 5,001 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.0 |
| 56IS | Liannimal's Landing Thomasboro · Airport | 4.1 nm SE | Private | 2,190 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IL56 | Mc Culley Champaign · Airport | 6.8 nm SW | Private | 2,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| C16 | Frasca Field Urbana · Airport | 9.2 nm S | Public | 4,001 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.8 |
| 1C1 | Paxton Paxton · Airport | 9.3 nm N | Public | 3,409 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.8 |
| 0LL5 | Busboom St Joseph · Airport | 11.4 nm S | Private | 2,230 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 6IS0 | Day Aero-Place Urbana · Airport | 12.0 nm S | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 9IS2 | Schertz Field Gibson City · Airport | 12.7 nm NW | Private | 3,177 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 9IL2 | Routh St Joseph · Airport | 14.7 nm S | Private | 2,664 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KCMI | University Of Illinois/Willard Champaign/Urbana · Airport | 16.5 nm S | Public | 8,101 ft | 100LL,A1+ | Tower 120.4 · CTAF 120.4 |
| 4IS7 | Litchfield Seymour · Airport | 17.8 nm SW | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 04IS | Van Gorder Mansfield · Airport | 20.8 nm W | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 6IS8 | Trisler Homer · Airport | 21.7 nm SE | Private | 2,260 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IS26 | Niklaus Farmer City · Airport | 22.7 nm W | Private | 2,620 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Rantoul as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.