Tri-County
2C6 · Yates City, Illinois · Knox County · map
Tri-County is a public-use airport, 3 miles west of Yates City, Illinois, 661 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 2,809 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2C6
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 661 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1967
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,809 × 150 ft | Grass, good | Non-standard lights |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency. 5 clicks |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Yates City from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Yates City, Illinois: 3 piston singles, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Illinois.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided obs are removed/lowered to provide 20:1 approach/clnc, 125' either side of centerline be clear of obs.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency. 5 clicks
- Runway 02/20 non-standard low-intensity runway lights due to spacing.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.