Grimes Field is a city-owned public-use

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located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the central business district of Urbana, a city in Champaign County,

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. The airport is named after Warren G. Grimes, a forefather in the field of aviation lighting. It primarily serves

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traffic. Although it is owned by the City of Urbana, Grimes Field is self-supporting.

Facilities and aircraft

Grimes Field covers an area of at an

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of 1,068 feet (326 m) above

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. It has two

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: 02/20 with an

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surface measuring 4,400 by 100 feet (1,341 x 30 m), and 01/19 with a

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surface measuring 3,000 by 100 feet (914 x 30m). The airport is home to the ''Airport Cafe'', a small restaurant situated at the edge of the parking ramp in the main terminal building. For the 12-month period ending Sept 8, 2019, the airport had 23,480 aircraft operations, an average of 64 per day: 96%

, 2%

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, and 2%

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. At that time there were 42 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-

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, 21% multi-engine, and 2%

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Museums

There are 3 museums operating at Grimes Field.

Champaign Aviation Museum

The airport is home to the

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, which is located at its north end.

The Grimes Flying Lab Foundation

The Grimes Flying Lab Foundation is located at the airport.

Northern Branch of the Mid America Flight Museum

The northern branch of the Mid America Flight Museum is located at the airport. Stinson1

Events

Grimes Field is host to several events each year, such as FAA Wings Seminars, an EAA Young Eagles Event, a Military Appreciation Day, a Hot Air Balloon Festival, a July 4th Car Show. The airport also hosts the Mid-Eastern Regional Fly In, (MERFI).

References

External links

Grimes Field - Urbana Municipal Airport

Aerial image as of 22 March 1994
from

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