Quad Cities International
MLI · KMLI · Moline, Illinois · Rock Island County · map
Quad Cities International is a public-use airport owned by the Metropolitan Airport Auth, 3 miles south of Moline, Illinois, 590 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 10,002 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KMLI · observed 4:52 pm CDT (21:52 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (220°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 76°F (24°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 29.89 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:30 pm CDT (17:30 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 15 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMLI 062152Z 22013G20KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02440078
TAF KMLI 061730Z 0618/0718 21015G22KT P6SM SKC FM070000 22006KT P6SM SKC FM071500 30008KT P6SM FEW250
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 MLI · ICAO KMLI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Metropolitan Airport Auth
- Elevation
- 590 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 5:30 am to 10:30 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- 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
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 10,002 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 7,301 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 3,514 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 27: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 207 ft high 8,959 ft from the end
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left, 7,032 ft available for landing, tree 45 ft high 1,665 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 522 ft, 6,432 ft available for landing, tree 173 ft high 5,522 ft from the end
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.4 | Quad City |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Mli and automated weather (ASOS) | 121.2 | Quad City |
| Clearance delivery | 118.35 | |
| Clearance delivery | 118.5 | |
| Clearance delivery | 119.125 | |
| Clearance delivery | 120.7 | |
| Clearance delivery | 124.05 | Quad City |
| Ground | 121.9 | Quad City |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace North of active runway | 125.95 | Quad City |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace South of active runway | 133.275 | Quad City |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Quad City |
| Moline and center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.75 | Quad City |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 309-233-0742.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Moline from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Moline, Illinois: 7 piston singles, 1 helicopter, 1 drone, 1 business jet, 1 balloon. 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 · 16 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
- When the control tower closed activate and incr ints runway and taxiway lighting, approach lights (MALSR) runway 9 and runway 27; runway end identifier lights runway 13 and runway 31 - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fees for transient aircraft 12,500 pounds and gtr.
- 100LL self serve fuel pump located in T-HNGR area and open 24 hours a day.
- 140 feet pwr pole dist 5836 feet; 415 feet R; 41:1 based on displaced thld.
- Birds and migratory fowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.