Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport
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Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles east of Bloomington/Normal, Illinois, 871 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 8,000 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KBMI · observed 2:56 pm CDT (19:56 UTC), 40 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (180°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 74°F (23°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 30.01 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:32 pm CDT (17:32 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBMI 061956Z 18011KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02330078
TAF KBMI 061732Z 0618/0718 20011G19KT P6SM SKC FM070000 21008KT P6SM FEW050 FM071400 26008KT P6SM SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BMI · ICAO KBMI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 871 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 0400l to 2400l
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 8,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 6,525 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 20: ILS with DME, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), power line 40 ft high 2,007 ft from the end
- Runway 11: VASI, four boxes on the right
- Runway 29: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 124.6 | Bloomington |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 119.575 | Bloomington |
| Ground | 121.65 | Bloomington |
| Approach and departure | 128.725 | Bloomington |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Bloomington |
| Bmi and aWOS-3PT | 135.35 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 309-661-9478.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Bloomington/Normal from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Bloomington/Normal, IL as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 21 since 1982, 5 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
- 48 hour prior permission required for unscheduled air carrier operations more than 30 passenger seats - amgr.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 02 and 29; tdz runway 20; cntln 02/20; PAPI runway 02; high-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 and 11/29 - the common traffic frequency. Alsf available when the control tower open.
- Southeast end 565 feet concrete; rmng 5960 feet asphalt.
- When the control tower closed ALSF2 operates as ssalr.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Snow removal operations winter months; when the control tower closed mnt the common traffic frequency.
- When the control tower closed landing/takeoff announce intentions on the common traffic frequency.
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.