Frasca Field
C16 · Urbana, Illinois · Champaign County · map
Frasca Field is a public-use airport owned by C16 Aviation, 1 mile north of Urbana, Illinois, 735 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 4,001 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A). The receiver network heard 2 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Frasca Field?
Its FAA code is C16.
Where is Frasca Field?
It is 1 mile north of Urbana, Illinois, 735 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Frasca Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 4,001 feet long.
Does Frasca Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Frasca Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Frasca Field?
7 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Aero Place Flyers INC and Beech Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Frasca Field?
3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Frasca Field…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA C16
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- C16 Aviation
- Elevation
- 735 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, dawn to dusk
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,001 × 55 ft | Concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 3,654 × 140 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 09: tree 31 ft high 830 ft from the end
- Runway 27: right-hand traffic pattern, pole 34 ft high 1,037 ft from the end
- Runway 36: threshold displaced 318 ft, pole 38 ft high 416 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 121.35 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: University Of Illinois/Willard Airport (7 nm southwest), Rantoul Ntl Avn Cntr-Frank Elliott Field (9 nm north), Paxton Airport (18 nm north).
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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Markings faded
- Markings faded
- Appch ratio is 20:1 to the displaced thld.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year
No operations count is published for this airport. The busiest airports and the national picture: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Urbana from the FAA register
34 aircraft are registered to owners in Urbana, Illinois: 22 piston singles, 5 business jets, 3 helicopters, 2 gliders, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Illinois.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Aero Place Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Urbana
- Beech Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Champaign, 5 miles away Beech Flyers is a flying club based at Van Nuys Airport in California that provides Beechcraft-specific pilot training and aircraft rental.
- Instrument Trainer Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Champaign, 5 miles away D14 Aviation is a flight school offering pilot training programs including private pilot, commercial pilot, certified flight instructor, instrument rating, and multi-engine rating certifications.
- Tab Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Champaign, 5 miles away
- University of Illinois 12 aircraft · Savoy, 7 miles away
- Engin Aires Aero Club 2 aircraft · Savoy, 7 miles away EnginAires Aero Club is an equity-based flying club founded in 1956 and based at University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.
- Summerskyz INC 7 aircraft · Saint Joseph, 9 miles away SummerSkyz is a helicopter flight school and tour operator based in the Chicago area with locations in Lansing and Danville, Illinois.
Charter operators and airlines based in Urbana:
- The FlightStar Corporation 10 aircraft on the certificate Flightstar is a full-service Fixed Base Operator (FBO) and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility operating in central Illinois since 1978.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 8 since 1982, 1 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 Urbana 34 aircraft · 22 piston singles, 5 business jets, 3 helicopters
- Summerskyz INC 3 aircraft in town
- Frasca Air Museum INC 2 aircraft in town
- Frasca Air Museum 2 aircraft in town
- The FlightStar Corporation 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Aero Place Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Beech Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Instrument Trainer Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,117 since 1982 · 250 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 8,050 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/C16.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.