Macomb Municipal Airport

Macomb Municipal Airport
Macomb Municipal Airport
	IATA: MQB; ICAO: KMQB; FAA LID: MQB;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Macomb Airport Authority
Location	Macomb, Illinois
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (-6)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−05:00 (-5)
Elevation AMSL	706 ft / 215 m
Coordinates	40°31′11.0″N 090°39′21.9″W / 40.519722°N 90.656083°W
Map
	MQB Location of airport in Illinois MQB MQB (the United States)
Runways
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	9,000
Based aircraft	23
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Macomb Municipal Airport (IATA: MQB, ICAO: KMQB, FAA LID: MQB) is a public airport located three statute miles (5 km) north of the central business district of Macomb, a city in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Macomb Airport Authority.^[1]

In 2017, the airport was named an Illinois Airport of the Year in the "General Aviation-Runway greater than 5,000 feet" category.^[2]

Facilities and aircraft[edit]

Macomb Municipal Airport covers an area of 360 acres (150 ha) which contains two runways: 9/27 with an asphalt pavement measuring 5,100 by 100 ft (1,554 by 30 m) and 18/36 with a turf surface measuring 3,719 by 190 ft (1,134 by 58 m).^[1]

The airport has a fixed base operator that sells fuel. Available services include aircraft parking, general maintenance, hangars, and courtesy transportation. Amenities include internet, conference rooms, pilot supplies, a crew lounge, snooze rooms, and more.^[3]

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2021, the airport had 9,000 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 72% general aviation and 28% air taxi. There was 23 aircraft based at this airport: 21 single-engine and 2 multi-engine.^[1]