FAA facility Airport

CENTRAL IL RGNL/BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL

BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, ILLINOIS FAA BMI ICAO KBMI Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

02/20 8,000 × 150 ft · Concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

02 20

Runway-end details

Runway 02/20 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
02	18°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · right side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 8,000 · TODA 8,000 · ASDA 8,000 · LDA 8,000
20	198°	ILS/DME	—	ALSF2 High-intensity ALS with sequenced flashers (CAT II/III)	—	TORA 8,000 · TODA 8,000 · ASDA 8,000 · LDA 8,000

11/29 6,525 × 150 ft · Asphalt / concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

11 29

Runway-end details

Runway 11/29 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
11	107°	—	VASI · 4-box · right side	—	—	TORA 6,525 · TODA 6,525 · ASDA 6,525 · LDA 6,525
29	287°	ILS/DME	—	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 6,525 · TODA 6,525 · ASDA 6,525 · LDA 6,525

Communications

11 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
BMI DME	108.2/19X	—
ATIS	119.575	0600-2200
EMERG	121.5	0600-2200
GND/P	121.65	0600-2200
UNICOM	122.95	—
CTAF	124.6	—
LCL/P	124.6	0600-2200
APCH/P DEP/P	128.725	—
BMI AWOS-3PT	135.35	—
APCH/P DEP/P	256.9	—
LCL/P	269.575	0600-2200

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
02	ILS/DME	I	111.55	Operational ifr (2007-03-15)
20	ILS/DME	II	111.55	Operational ifr (1997-09-11)
29	ILS/DME	I	110.95	Operational restricted (2018-02-05)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

CENTRAL IL RGNL/BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KBMI

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: BMI / KBMI
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1940-04
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index B I B
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: FAA control tower

Location

City: BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL
County: Mc Lean
FAA region: Great Lakes region
Coordinates: 40.47711, -88.91592
Elevation: 871.4 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

BMI Commissioned 2005-07-28 AWOS-3PT

Wildlife strikes

106Reported strikes

8With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2025-11-14. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for CENTRAL IL RGNL/BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	1	0
2013	4	1
2014	6	0
2015	5	0
2016	8	1
2017	1	0
2018	7	1
2019	9	0
2020	3	0
2021	7	0
2022	9	1
2023	5	0
2024	6	0
2025	2	0
2026	0	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.