Taylorville Municipal
TAZ · KTAZ · Taylorville, Illinois · Christian County · map
Taylorville Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Taylorville, 2 miles southwest of Taylorville, Illinois, 622 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 4,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 16 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 9,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 6 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Taylorville Municipal?
Its FAA code is TAZ, and its ICAO code is KTAZ.
Where is Taylorville Municipal?
It is 2 miles southwest of Taylorville, Illinois, 622 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Taylorville Municipal?
The longest of its 3 runways, 18/36, is 4,001 feet long.
Does Taylorville Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Taylorville Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Taylorville Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner 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 TAZ · ICAO KTAZ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Taylorville
- Elevation
- 622 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1947
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 09R/27L | 3,501 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 09L/27R | 1,933 × 165 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 18: pulsating on the left
- Runway 36: pulsating on the left
- Runway 09R: pulsating on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 27L: pulsating on the left
- Runway 27R: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 286 ft, road 14 ft high 22 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.15 | |
| Taz and aWOS-3PT | 123.875 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 217-824-9323.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Shelby County (24 nm east), Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (25 nm northwest), Litchfield Municipal (27 nm southwest).
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
- Acvt runway end identifier lights runway 09R, 18 and 27L; pvasi runway 09R, 18, 27L and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 09R/27L - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 PRE-SET low intst to incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- Pattern altitude: runway 09L/27R 600 feet above ground level; runway 09R/27L and runway 18/36 800 feet above ground level.
- Self service fuel located on north ramp available H24 with credit card.
- Marked with white rocks.
- Unusable beyond 8 degrees right of centerline.
- Unusable beyond 6 degrees left and right of centerline. Operates only when runway light are act by the common traffic frequency.
- Unusable 6 degrees right and 8 degrees left of centerline.
- Unusable beyond 5 degrees left and right of centerline.
- Approach ratio to displaced thld 21:1 when considering 28 feet building 592 feet 96 feet L of centerline.
- 172 feet lighted water tower lct 3007 feet from runway 27L end 488 feet L.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 15 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 9,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 100 |
| general aviation, travelling | 2,900 |
| general aviation, local | 6,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Taylorville from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Taylorville, Illinois: 10 piston singles, 3 drones, 1 helicopter, 1 business jet. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Taylorville:
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
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 flight instructor; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Dennis Dwain Taft private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Springfield, IL (25 nm) · (217) 553-6154 · [email protected]
All 6 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
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 · 4 since 1982, 2 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 Taylorville 15 aircraft · 10 piston singles, 3 drones, 1 helicopters
- Temp Aircraft LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 2 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/TAZ.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.