# Cairo Regional Airport (CIR / KCIR)

**Cairo Regional Airport** (IATA: CIR, ICAO: KCIR) is a small airport in Cairo, Illinois, United States. It opened in Sep 1950. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,001 ft (1,220 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcir

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CIR / KCIR
- FAA: CIR
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Cairo, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Sep 1950
- Elevation: 322 ft / 98 m
- Coordinates: 37.0645, -89.2196
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,001 ft / 1,220 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Regional_Airport (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35248367
- Weather station: KCIR
- Ident: KCIR

## Timeline

- Sep 1950: Cairo Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 4,001 ft / 1,220 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 141° / 321° | yes |
| 02/20 | 3,200 ft / 975 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 021° / 201° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,001 ft / 1,220 m | =9,600 of 29,858 | =3,783 in North America | =3,166 in US |
| Elevation | 322 ft / 98 m | =30,806 of 43,403 | =14,263 in North America | =12,002 in US |
| Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =2,491 in North America | =2,432 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 118.025 |
| CNTR | MEMPHIS CNTR | 133.650 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcir/data