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Chanute Air Force Base operated in Rantoul from 1917-1993. After decommission, the cleanup and conversion of the 2,125-acre (8.60 km 2) grounds began.Economic redevelopment of the former base was a paramount concern to the surrounding community.
Chanute Air Force Base is a decommissioned United States Air Force facility, located in Champaign County, Illinois, south of and adjacent to Rantoul, Illinois, about 130 miles (210 km) south of Chicago. Its primary mission throughout its existence was Air Force technical training.
Renamed Chanute Air Force Base after World War II, it was closed in 1993, but was partly reoccupied by the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, which was permanently closed on December 30, 2015, and the Rantoul National Aviation Center. Rantoul's economy has taken a sharp decline due to the base's closing, from which it has never recovered.
RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) — Thanks to the Experimental Aircraft Association, you can experience traveling the way people did 100 years ago. They have a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor airplane at the Rantoul ...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Dayton Air Show parade, long a favorite part of the annual Vandalia event, is being replaced in 2025. Introducing the Vandalia Flight Festival. During the two nights of ...
Carmi Air Force Station, Carmi, Illinois (closed in 1957; now site of Carmi Municipal Airport) Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Illinois (closed in 1993) Hanna City Air Force Station, Hanna City, Illinois (closed in 1968; now site of an FAA Long Range Radar) Scott Air Force Base, Shiloh, Illinois
The U.S. 157th Air Refueling Wing, stationed at the base, anticipated 80,000 people in total will attend the air shows Saturday and Sunday, similar to attendance at the last air shows in 2021.
Rantoul National Aviation Center (ICAO: KTIP, FAA LID: TIP), also known as Frank Elliott Field, is a public use airport located in Rantoul, a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Village of Rantoul.