Tuscola Airport is a privately-owned public-use airport

Airport

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 located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Tuscola

Tuscola, Illinois

Tuscola is a city in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,480 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Douglas County.-Geography:Tuscola is located at ....

, a city in Douglas County, Illinois

Illinois

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, United States

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.

Facilities and aircraft

Tuscola Airport covers an area of 12 acres (4.9 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 665 feet (203 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 9/27 with a gravel

Gravel

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 surface measuring 2,660 by 30 feet (811 x 9 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2008, the airport had 8,700 aircraft operations, an average of 23 per day: 98% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 2% air taxi

Air taxi

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. At that time there were 12 aircraft based at this airport: 58% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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 and 42% ultralight.

External links

• Aerial image as of 27 March 1999 from USGS The National Map