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Business aviation in Illinois

Federal Aviation Administration - www.faa.gov

Based business air charter operators:
42

Based business aircraft available for charter:
153

Business air charter brokers:
12

Most prevalent charter types:

1	Learjet 45	10
2	Cessna Caravan	9
3	Citation 550/551	7
4	Bell 206B JetRanger	6
5	Hawker 750/800/900	6
6	Citation 560XL	5
7	Citation 560	5
8	Challenger 300	5
9	Falcon 900	5
10	Gulfstream G500/G600	5
11	Beechcraft King Air 200	4
12	Embraer Phenom 300	4
13	Global 6000/Express/XRS	4
14	Citation Sovereign	4
15	Airbus Helicopters H145	4
16	Falcon 50	4
17	Falcon 7X	3
18	Falcon 900EASy	3
19	Beechcraft 1900	3
20	Learjet 70/75	3
21	Cessna Citation CJ3	3
22	Gulfstream G100 series/Astra	3
23	Eclipse 500 series	2
24	Beechcraft King Air 90	2
25	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	2
26	Cirrus Vision	2
27	Beechcraft Twin Piston	2
28	Challenger 605	2
29	Falcon 2000	2
30	Bell 206L LongRanger	2
31	Twin Commander	2
32	Global 5000	2
33	Hawker 4000	1
34	Cessna 400 series	1
35	Citation 500/501	1
36	Pilatus PC-12	1
37	HondaJet	1
38	Nextant 400XT	1
39	Beechjet 400	1
40	Gulfstream G280	1
41	Gulfstream G650	1
42	Falcon 20/200	1
43	Eurocopter AS355	1
44	Cessna Citation CJ4	1
45	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	1
46	Gulfstream G400/G450	1
47	Bell 222	1
48	Citation 650	1
49	Global 7500	1
50	Bell 407	1
51	Beechcraft King Air 300	1
52	Gulfstream GIV	1
53	Bell 430	1
54	Challenger 604	1
55	Falcon 2000 EASy	1
56	Pilatus PC-24	1
57	Piper twin piston	1
58	Embraer Praetor 500	1
59	Learjet 35/36	1
60	Learjet 31	1

Major business aviation airports:

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

West Star puts two in place in Illinois

West Star appoints a manager for its Chicago satellite location and a programme manager of line services at East Alton.

January 27, 2024 Full report

Elliott technicians will leverage their experience with Gogo inflight connectivity upgrades to streamline the Avance upgrade process, meaning less downtime for operators.

Elliott readies for Gogo Avance upgrade demand

Technicians at Elliott Aviation will streamline the upgrade process by setting aside dedicated floorspace and labour hours, so there will be less downtime and more flexibility as the network migration deadline approaches.

January 14, 2024 Full report

Elliott delivers first Autoland upgrade in B200

This both marks a significant achievement for Elliott Aviation and opens the next chapter in the evolution of Garmin's G1000 NXI platform for King Airs.

January 4, 2024 Full report

West Star COO Allen McReynolds has been elected to serve on the NATA board of directors.

West Star COO joins NATA board of directors

Allen McReynolds is a strong voice for the maintenance community, invaluable as NATA continues to address workforce and supply chain challenges, SMS implementation and safety oversight interaction.

January 2, 2024 Full report

PIA smooths path to aircraft ownership

PIA recently completed two co-owner matches for a Challenger 3500 and a Praetor 600. Most clients choose pre-owned, but they are seeing an uptick in customers for new aircraft.

December 19, 2023 Full report