| Frasca Field | |
| Faa: | C16 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Frasca Air Service, Inc. |
| City-Served: | Urbana, Illinois |
| Elevation-F: | 735 |
| Elevation-M: | 224 |
| Coordinates: | 40.1464°N -88.1986°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Illinois Champaign County#Illinois#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | C16 |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 200px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Champaign County/Illinois/United States |
| R1-Number: | 9/27 |
| R1-Length-F: | 4,001 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,220 |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
| R2-Number: | 18/36 |
| R2-Length-F: | 3,654 |
| R2-Length-M: | 1,114 |
| R2-Surface: | Turf |
| Stat1-Header: | Based aircraft (2020) |
| Stat1-Data: | 65 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Frasca Field is a privately owned, public use airport located at the northern edge of Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by Frasca Air Service, which also serves as the fixed-base operator (FBO). The airport serves the greater Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area in East Central Illinois.
Frasca Field is located on US Route 45 and is accessible via I-74 exit 184 heading north. It is on the opposite side of the city from Willard Airport and is typically favored by private and corporate operators due to lower traffic volume.
Frasca Field was previously owned and operated as Illini Airport by Louis Dyson. In 1980, Illini Airport was acquired by Frasca Air Service, and the name was changed to Frasca Field.
The airport previously managed its own charter company and flight school before shifting its business to renting aircraft storage space and selling fuel. The airport was subsidized until 2021 by Frasca International, the flight simulator company the airport's owners started in 1958.[2]
The airport was named Illinois' top privately-owned airport in 2012 and 2021. The award was given out by the Illinois Department of Transportation during the Airport of the Year awards ceremony.
The Frasca family sold their flight simulator company in January 2022 but retained ownership of the airport.[3]
Frasca Field covers an area of 80acres. The airport has two runways:
Frasca Field operates an event rental space with indoor and outdoor options. The space features aircraft and aviation memorabilia. The space includes the use of a large aircraft hangar, an indoor clubhouse, and an outdoor space.[4]
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2020, the airport averaged 41 aircraft operations per day, or about 15,000 per year. Operations consisted of 90% general aviation and 10% air taxi.[5]
In April 2020, there were 65 aircraft based at this airport: 60 single-engine and 3 multi-engine airplanes as well as 1 helicopter and 1 glider.