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Business aviation in Illinois

Federal Aviation Administration - www.faa.gov

Major business aviation airports:

1Chicago (Executive)32  business aviation companies active
2Chicago (Dupage)22
3Aurora Municipal14
4Chicago (Waukegan)14
5Chicago (Midway International)12
6Cahokia/St Louis (St Louis Downtown)11
7Chicago (O'Hare International)11
8Champaign (University of Illinois-Willard)7
9Chicago/Romeoville (Lewis University)7
10Moline (Quad Cities)7
11Bloomington-Normal (Central Illinois)6
12Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional)6
13Galesburg (Harrel W. Timmons Galesburg Regional)5
14Chicago/Schaumburg (Schaumburg Regional)5
15Springfield (Abraham Lincoln Capital)5
16Rockford (Chicago/Rockford)5
17Peoria International5
18Greater Kankakee4
19De Kalb Taylor Municipal4
20Peru (Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field)3
21Quincy Regional Baldwin Field3
22Olney-Noble3
23Macomb Municipal3
24Chicago (Lansing Municipal)3
25Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field3
26Bolingbrook's Clow International3
27Chicago Vertiport3
28Belleville (MidAmerica)3
29Monee (Bult Field)2
30Rantoul National Avn Center-Frank Elliot field2
31Sterling/Rockfalls (Whiteside County Airport-Joseph H Bittorf Field)2
32Robinson (Crawford County)2
33Rochelle Municipal - Koritz Field2
34Marion (Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois)2
35Mount Vernon2
36Mattoon/Charleston (Coles County Memorial)2
37Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois)2
38Lawrenceville Vincennes International2
39Jacksonville Municipal2
40Harrisburg-Raleigh2
41Flora Municipal2
42Freeport (Albertus)2
43Kewanee Municipal2
44Centralia Municipal2
45Danville (Vermilion Regional)2
46Pekin Municipal2
47Morris Municipal/James R. Washburn Field2
48Mount Carmel Municipal2
49Decatur2
50Gillespie (Lindell Loveless)1
51Napperville (Naper Aero Club)1
52Hampshire (Casa de Aero Park)1
53Huntley (Landings Condominium)1
54Downers Grove (Brookeridge Air Park)1
55Union Hill (Hugh van Voorst)1
56Maryville (Anderson Hospital)1
57Joliet Regional1
58Paxton1
59Chicago Fire Dept Air Sea Rescue0
60Chicago Helicopter Experience Heliport0
61Vandalia Municipal0
62Taylorville Municipal0
63Salem Leckrone0
64Savanna Tri Township0
65Sparta Community Hunter Field0
66Paris (Edgar County)0
67Pittsfield Penstone Municipal0
68Pontiac Municipal0
69Pinckneyville Du Quoin0
70Metropolis Municipal0
71Greater Beardstown0
72Mount Sterling Municipal0
73Benton Municipal0
74Greenville0
75Fairfield Municipal0
76Carmi Municipal0
77Canton Ingersoll0
78Cairo Regional0
79Grayslake Campbell0
80Poplar Grove0
81Lacon Marshall County0
82Urbana Frasca Field0
83Lincoln Logan County0
84Tuscola0
85Ottawa (Skydive Chicago)0
86Apple River Foster Field0
87Palmyra Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc0
88Peoria Mount Hawley Auxiliary0
89Litchfield Municipal0
90St Jacob St Louis Metro East Shafer Field0
91Chicago/Lake in the Hills Lake in the Hills0
92Shelbyville Shelby County0
93Casey Municipal0
94Effingham County Memorial0
95New Lenox (Howell New Lenox)0
96Greenwood/Wonder Lake Galt Field0
97Harvard Dacy0

Business aviation suppliers in Illinois

Maintenance  28   •   Completions  5

Triumph Jets co-founder Arturo Gome

Vetting standard defines Triumph Jets charter selection

Crew experience, aircraft history, cabin condition and operational track record are among the criteria assessed before an option is presented to clients.

September 14, 2026   Full report

Benthusen brings more than 30 years of aviation operations and supply chain experience to the role.

JSSI Parts and Engines names two directors

Jamie Benthusen’s operations background and Timothée Marcie’s brokerage experience are intended to support JPE’s expanding presence in EMEAA aircraft and asset markets.

September 12, 2026   Full report

Brent Moldowan is keen to offer a unified experience.

Priester streamlines brands that make up its umbrella

Priester Aviation will complete the transition of brand names in the months ahead, giving clients the same elevated experience at every base, backed by a name they already know and trust.

September 6, 2026   Full report

Gulfstream expert at West Star is a Dunn deal

Bryan Dunn's experience includes extensive work with Gulfstream operators, where he has provided technical support, coordinated maintenance and served as a consistent point of contact for flight departments.

August 17, 2026   Full report

A Global 6000 will be based at Centennial.

George J. Priester grows fleet to more than 100

The aircraft joining the roster will be managed by GJP’s nationwide support bases: Mayo Aviation in the West, Priester Aviation in the Midwest and Omni, which joined the company in 2025, in the South Central region.

August 12, 2026   Full report