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University of Illinois Willard Airport

Savoy, United States

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University of Illinois Willard Airport

Savoy, United States
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University of Illinois aviation gateway serving east-central Illinois.

Opened
1945
Location
Savoy, United States
University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI) is a public airport located in Savoy, Illinois, approximately five miles south of Champaign-Urbana. It serves as the primary commercial air gateway for the University of Illinois community and the surrounding east-central Illinois region. The airport is owned and operated by the University of Illinois and handles a modest volume of commercial and general aviation traffic. It offers connections to major hub airports, making it convenient for university students, faculty, and local residents. Willard Airport features a single terminal building and a runway capable of accommodating regional jet aircraft. Its proximity to the flagship University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus makes it a unique university-owned commercial service airport in the United States.
Terminals
The airport operates a single passenger terminal building serving all commercial airline activity.
Getting to & from
Ground transportation options include rental cars, taxis, and rideshare services connecting the airport to Champaign-Urbana and the University of Illinois campus.
Airlines here
American Eagle (operated by SkyWest Airlines and Envoy Air) has provided primary commercial service connecting CMI to Chicago O'Hare and Dallas/Fort Worth.
Notable facts
  • ›Owned and operated by the University of Illinois, making it one of very few university-owned commercial service airports in the U.S.
  • ›The airport is named in honor of Colonel Arthur Willard, a former president of the University of Illinois.
  • ›It has a single primary runway (runway 4/22) measuring approximately 8,100 feet in length.
  • ›The airport supports both commercial passenger service and general aviation operations.
  • ›Its location adjacent to a major research university supports aviation-related academic programs.
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CMI → DFWAA · ER4
CMI → ORDAA · ER4 ERD
CMI → DFWUS · ER4
CMI → ORDUS · ERD ER4
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University of Illinois Willard Airport
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University of Illinois Willard Airport, also known as Willard Airport and Champaign–Urbana Airport, is an airport south of Savoy in Tolono Township, Champaign County, Illinois, United States. It is owned and operated by the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and is named for former University of Illinois president Arthur Cutts Willard.

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