Centralia Municipal Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | City of Centralia[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Centralia, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 1947 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 534 ft / 163 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°30′55″N 089°05′30″W / 38.51528°N 89.09167°W | ||||||||||||||
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Centralia Municipal Airport (IATA: ENL, ICAO: KENL, FAA LID: ENL) is a U.S. general aviation airport located two nautical miles southeast of Centralia, Illinois.[3]
Facilities and Aircraft
[edit]The airport has two asphalt runways: runway 18/35 is 5001 x 75 ft (1524 x 23 m), while Runway 9/27 3300 x 60 ft (1006 x 18 m).[3][2][4]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2019, the airport has 77 aircraft operations per day, or about 28,000 per year. That consists of 92% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and <1% military. For the same time period, there are 39 aircraft based on the field: 31 single-engine and 8 multi-engine.[2][4]
Flight Training
[edit]The airport is home to the Airgo International Flight School, which provides part 141 flight training through the airline transport pilot license, FAR 135 charter operations, and has previously been an aircraft dealership and fixed-base operator. The school places focus on attracting international students on the premise that the school is cheaper and moves more quickly than its international counterparts.[5][6][7][8]
Accidents & Incidents
[edit]- On July 23, 2022, a Beechcraft Bonanza crashed into a pool near Centralia Municipal. One passenger was killed, and the pilot was taken to the hospital for treatment.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Centralia Municipal Airport". City of Centralia, Illinois. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "FAA Information about Centralia Municipal Airport". airport-data.com. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ a b "ENL – Centralia Municipal Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ "AIRGO Academy". AIRGO. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Airgo Inc. Flight School". BestAviation.net. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Midwest Flight School Spans the World : Illinois: Airgo has trained hundreds of pilots at Centralia Municipal Airport, many of them foreign students. They say they learn quicker here, and it costs them less". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Flight school lands in Marion". Marion Republican. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "ID of woman killed when plane crashed into southern Illinois swimming pool is released". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
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