Illinois | Business Air News

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Business aviation in Illinois

Federal Aviation Administration - www.faa.gov

Based business air charter operators:
40

Based business aircraft available for charter:
169

Business air charter brokers:
12

Most prevalent charter types:

1	Cessna Caravan	21
2	Learjet 45	10
3	Hawker 750/800/900	9
4	Bell 206B JetRanger	7
5	Citation 560	7
6	Beechcraft King Air 200	7
7	Falcon 900	6
8	Citation 550/551	5
9	Eclipse 500 series	5
10	Learjet 70/75	4
11	Gulfstream G100 series/Astra	4
12	Challenger 300	4
13	Falcon 50	4
14	Citation Sovereign	3
15	Falcon 7X	3
16	Beechcraft 1900	3
17	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	3
18	Gulfstream G500/G600	3
19	Global 6000/Express/XRS	3
20	Airbus Helicopters H145	3
21	Global 5000	3
22	Falcon 900EASy	3
23	Citation 560XL	3
24	Cessna Citation CJ3	3
25	Gulfstream G400/G450	2
26	Beechcraft King Air 90	2
27	Cirrus Vision	2
28	Bell 206L LongRanger	2
29	Beechcraft King Air 300	2
30	Challenger 605	2
31	Embraer Phenom 300	2
32	Falcon 2000	2
33	Twin Commander	2
34	Challenger 604	2
35	Citation X	1
36	Gulfstream G280	1
37	Airbus Helicopters H120	1
38	Cessna 425	1
39	Bell 407	1
40	HondaJet	1
41	Falcon 20/200	1
42	Pilatus PC-12	1
43	Nextant 400XT	1
44	Cessna Citation CJ4	1
45	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	1
46	Gulfstream GIV	1
47	Bell 430	1
48	Citation 650	1
49	Global 7500	1
50	Beechcraft Twin Piston	1
51	Bell 222	1
52	Gulfstream GV	1
53	Hawker 4000	1
54	Piper twin piston	1
55	Learjet 31	1
56	Falcon 2000 EASy	1
57	Learjet 35/36	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Chicago (Executive)	26 business aviation companies active
2	Chicago (Dupage)	18
3	Aurora Municipal	16
4	Chicago (Midway International)	13
5	Chicago (Waukegan)	12
6	Cahokia/St Louis (St Louis Downtown)	9
7	Chicago (O'Hare International)	9
8	Chicago/Romeoville (Lewis University)	8
9	Chicago/Schaumburg (Schaumburg Regional)	6
10	Champaign (University of Illinois-Willard)	6
11	Bloomington-Normal (Central Illinois)	5
12	Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional)	5
13	Rockford (Chicago/Rockford)	5
14	Peoria International	5
15	Moline (Quad City)	5
16	Peru (Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field)	4
17	Galesburg Municipal	4
18	Springfield (Abraham Lincoln Capital)	4
19	Olney-Noble	3
20	Macomb Municipal	3
21	Greater Kankakee	3
22	Chicago (Lansing Municipal)	3
23	De Kalb Taylor Municipal	3
24	Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field	3
25	Bolingbrook's Clow International	3
26	Quincy Regional Baldwin Field	2
27	Rantoul National Avn Center-Frank Elliot field	2
28	Sterling/Rockfalls (Whiteside County Airport-Joseph H Bittorf Field)	2
29	Robinson (Crawford County)	2
30	Rochelle Municipal - Koritz Field	2
31	Marion (Williamson County Regional)	2
32	Mount Vernon	2
33	Mattoon/Charleston (Coles County Memorial)	2
34	Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois)	2
35	Lawrenceville Vincennes International	2
36	Jacksonville Municipal	2
37	Harrisburg-Raleigh	2
38	Flora Municipal	2
39	Freeport (Albertus)	2
40	Kewanee Municipal	2
41	Centralia Municipal	2
42	Danville (Vermilion Regional)	2
43	Pekin Municipal	2
44	Mount Carmel Municipal	2
45	Chicago Vertiport	2
46	Belleville (MidAmerica)	2
47	Decatur	2
48	Paxton	1
49	Chicago Helicopter Experience Heliport	0
50	Vandalia Municipal	0
51	Taylorville Municipal	0
52	Salem Leckrone	0
53	Savanna Tri Township	0
54	Sparta Community Hunter Field	0
55	Paris (Edgar County)	0
56	Pittsfield Penstone Municipal	0
57	Pontiac Municipal	0
58	Pinckneyville Du Quoin	0
59	Metropolis Municipal	0
60	Greater Beardstown	0
61	Joliet Regional	0
62	Mount Sterling Municipal	0
63	Benton Municipal	0
64	Greenville	0
65	Fairfield Municipal	0
66	Carmi Municipal	0
67	Canton Ingersoll	0
68	Cairo Regional	0
69	Grayslake Campbell	0
70	Poplar Grove	0
71	Lacon Marshall County	0
72	Urbana Frasca Field	0
73	Morris Municipal James R. Washburn field	0
74	Lincoln Logan County	0
75	Tuscola	0
76	Ottawa (Skydive Chicago)	0
77	Apple River Foster Field	0
78	Palmyra Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc	0
79	Peoria Mount Hawley Auxiliary	0
80	Litchfield Municipal	0
81	St Jacob St Louis Metro East Shafer Field	0
82	Chicago/Lake in the Hills Lake in the Hills	0
83	Shelbyville Shelby County	0
84	Casey Municipal	0
85	Effingham County Memorial	0
86	New Lenox (Howell New Lenox)	0
87	Greenwood/Wonder Lake Galt Field	0
88	Harvard Dacy	0

Business aviation suppliers in Illinois

Maintenance 28 • Completions 6

Partners in Aviation sees market dynamics spur growth

New aircraft owners are considering different ways to access private aviation. PIA's shared ownership programme is proving to be an attractive option for clients flying more than 50 hours annually.

July 4, 2022 Full report

St Louis Regional airport facility general manager Scott Sweeney.

General managers change places at West Star facilities

A reshuffle of general manager positions is taking place across two West Star facilities. Both staff will continue to lead on site operations, planning and project management, quality control and building maintenance.

June 23, 2022 Full report

Familiar faces elected to NATA board

GrandView Aviation president Jessie Naor, Schubach Aviation owner and CEO Kimberly Herrell and West Star Aviation vice president of strategic development Chad Farischon have joined the NATA board of directors.

June 23, 2022 Full report

Soljets expansion meets demand for jet market intelligence

Newly appointed sales analyst Andrew Dondelinger will gather market intelligence and keep Soljets' proprietary Soldata software updated with key information on jet inventory availability, sales and transactions.

June 20, 2022 Full report

The Pro Line Fusion upgrade gives reduced pilot workload, greater situational awareness and forward touch screens for a better heads-up flying experience.

Elliott completes first Citation Pro Line Fusion installation

The avionics team at Elliott Aviation leveraged its Collins Full Pro Line 21 retrofit and modernisation experience to accomplish a short downtime of 21 working days on its first Citation CJ2+ upgrade.

June 11, 2022 Full report