Kewanee Municipal Airport
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Kewanee Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Owner | Kewanee Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kewanee, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (-6) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (-6) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 858 ft / 261.5 m | ||||||||||
 Interactive map of Kewanee Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2020) | |||||||||||
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Kewanee Municipal Airport (ICAO: KEZI, FAA LID: EZI) is a civil, public use airport located 3 miles southwest of Kewanee, Illinois, United States. The airport is publicly owned by the Kewanee Airport Authority.[1]
The airport received the 2021 Illinois General Aviation Airport of the Year award. It was the airport's first time winning the award, which is awarded by the Illinois Department of Transportation.[2]
The airport hosts the National Stearman Fly-in every year. The event features century-old Stearman aircraft as well as aircraft tours and lunch.[3]
In 2021, the airport received $1.8 million as part of the State of Illinois' Rebuild Illinois program during the COVID-19 pandemic. The money went toward reconstructing the taxi lane that provides hangar access at the airport as well as replacing the fuel system at the airport.[4]
The airport has two asphalt runways. Runway 9/27 is 4500 x 75 ft (1372 x 23 m), while runway 1/19 is 3200 x 60 ft (975 x 18 m).[1][5][6][7]
Runway 1/19 underwent a rehabilitation project in 2019 to repair damage caused by environmental stressors.[8]
For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2020, the airport averages 33 aircraft operations per day, or about 12,000 per year. The traffic is 99% general aviation and <1% military. For that same period, there are 21 aircraft based on the airport, all airplanes: 20 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.[5][6]