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Business aviation in Illinois

Federal Aviation Administration - www.faa.gov

Based business air charter operators:
44

Based business aircraft available for charter:
168

Business air charter brokers:
13

Most prevalent charter types:

1	Challenger 300	10
2	Hawker 750/800/900	9
3	Cessna Caravan	8
4	Learjet 45	8
5	Gulfstream G500/G600	8
6	Citation 560XL	7
7	Bell 206B JetRanger	6
8	Twin Commander	5
9	Citation Sovereign	5
10	Beechcraft 1900	5
11	Airbus Helicopters H145	5
12	Citation 560	4
13	Beechcraft King Air 200	4
14	Embraer Phenom 300	4
15	Gulfstream G500/G550	4
16	Falcon 900	4
17	Falcon 900EASy	4
18	Global 6000/Express/XRS	4
19	Gulfstream G280	3
20	Falcon 7X	3
21	Gulfstream G650	3
22	Challenger 605	3
23	Citation 550/551	3
24	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	3
25	Learjet 70/75	2
26	Falcon 50	2
27	Gulfstream G400/G450	2
28	Gulfstream G100 series/Astra	2
29	Bell 206L LongRanger	2
30	Pilatus PC-24	2
31	Eclipse 500 series	2
32	Embraer Phenom 100	2
33	Bell 407	2
34	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	1
35	Citation Latitude	1
36	Embraer Praetor 500	1
37	Pilatus PC-12	1
38	Cessna Citation CJ3	1
39	Eurocopter AS355	1
40	Gulfstream G700	1
41	Citation 500/501	1
42	Cessna Citation CJ4	1
43	Learjet 35/36	1
44	Beechjet 400	1
45	HondaJet	1
46	Bombardier CRJ200	1
47	Learjet 55	1
48	Challenger 604	1
49	Piper twin piston	1
50	Beechcraft Twin Piston	1
51	Falcon 2000 EASy	1
52	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	1
53	Global 5000	1
54	Gulfstream GV	1
55	Global 7500	1
56	Hawker 4000	1
57	Citation 650	1
58	Beechcraft King Air 300	1
59	Falcon 20/200	1
60	Beechcraft King Air 90	1
61	Gulfstream GIV	1

Major business aviation airports:

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

Business aviation suppliers in Illinois

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Additional technicians and tooling have increased response capacity as demand has risen ahead of the busy summer season.

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GJP targets healthcare transport with MediOps collaboration

Growing demand for time-critical medical missions has created a dedicated charter solution combining flight operations with specialist logistics support.

June 1, 2026 Full report

Ambassador strengthens West Star customer experience

Christi Tannahill brings more than 30 years’ experience as West Star Aviation expands customer engagement, partnerships and service focus.

May 17, 2026 Full report

The Garmin G5000 upgrade delivers a modernised flight deck, including touchscreen controllers, synthetic vision, advanced autopilot capabilities and integrated flight management features.

Elliott launches limited-time credits on G5000 upgrades for 560XL

Limited-time avionics programme offers up to $125,000 in savings for Citation XLS+ operators as Elliott Aviation accelerates G5000 retrofit adoption ahead of upcoming compliance-driven upgrade cycle.

May 17, 2026 Full report

Saathoff brings nearly 35 years of King Air experience, including 30 years with Elliott Aviation, to the role.

Elliott promotes Saathoff to lead King Air support

Long-serving specialist Mike Saathoff steps into an expanded role to shape maintenance sales and customer programmes across a global operator base.

May 4, 2026 Full report