Cairo Regional Airport

Cairo Regional Airport, (IATA: CIR, ICAO: KCIR, FAA LID: CIR) is a county-owned public-use airport located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northwest of the central business district of Cairo, Illinois, a city in Alexander County, Illinois, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[3]

Cairo Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAlexander County Airports
ServesCairo, Illinois
Elevation AMSL322 ft / 98 m
Coordinates37°03′50″N 089°13′10″W
Map
CIR
Location of airport in Illinois
CIR
CIR (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 4,001 1,220 Asphalt
2/20 3,200 975 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2016)9,000
Based aircraft (2018)20

The two closest airports with commercial airline service are Cape Girardeau Regional Airport and Barkley Regional Airport which are both about 23 miles (37 km) away.

Facilities and aircraft

Cairo Regional Airport covers an area of 470 acres (190.2 ha) at an elevation of 322 feet (98 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 14/32 is 4,001 by 100 feet (1,220 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface and 2/20 is 3,200 by 60 feet (975 x 16 m) with an asphalt surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2016 the airport had 9,000 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 94% general aviation and 6% military. In December 2018, there was 20 aircraft based at this airport: 17 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 1 ultralight.[1]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for CIR (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 6, 2018.
  2. "KCIR Cairo Regional Airport; Cairo, Illinois, USA". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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