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.
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What is the airport code for Tri-County?
Its FAA code is 2C6.
Where is Tri-County?
It is 3 miles west of Yates City, Illinois, 661 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Tri-County?
Its one runway, 02/20, is 2,809 feet long, grass.
Does Tri-County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Tri-County?
1 pilot examiner and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- 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 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: General Downing - Peoria International (19 nm east), Galesburg Regional HW Timmons Airport (19 nm northwest), Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport (21 nm east), Pekin Municipal (25 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Ingersoll Airport (12 nm south), General Downing - Peoria International (19 nm east), Galesburg Regional HW Timmons Airport (19 nm northwest), Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport (21 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Illinois · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Illinois.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 4 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance).
- Jeffrey Allen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Jet Air, Inc. · Galesburg, IL (19 nm) · (309) 221-3577 · [email protected]
All 8 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Yates City 4 aircraft · 3 piston singles, 1 drones
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,117 since 1982 · 251 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Illinois 103 landing places
- Illinois 8,052 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/2C6.json.
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 27, 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.