Paxton Airport is a public use airport located 2 miles southwest of
Paxton, Illinois
Paxton is a city in Ford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,473 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Ford County.
History
The town was initially named Prairie City in the late 1840s, then Prospect City by an Illino ...
, United States. The airport is publicly owned by the City of Paxton.
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The airport has one runway, 18/36, which is 3,409 x 50 ft (1,039 x 15 m) and is paved with asphalt. There is a city-owned
fixed-base operator on the airport offering fuel.
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2019, the airport had 77 aircraft operations per week, or about 3,000 per year. This includes 95% general aviation and 5% air taxi. For the same time period, there were 17 aircraft based on the field: 11 single-engine
airplanes and six
ultralights.
The airport is a significant hub for
agricultural aviation and most of its traffic is from
air tractors. Along with nearby
Tuscola Airport, Paxton has seen significant improvements, such as funding for the paving of its runway, in support of the aerial application business since 2020.
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Airports in Illinois
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