Olney-Noble Airport

Olney-Noble airport is a public-use airport located between Olney and Noble, Illinois, United States. It is publicly owned by the Olney-Noble Airport Authority.

Facilities and aircraft

The airport has two asphalt runways. Runway 11/29 is 4099 x 75 ft (1249 x 23 m), while runway 4/22 is 3598 x 60 ft (1097 x 18 m).[1][2]

For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2020, the airport averaged 115 aircraft operations per week, or roughly 6,000 per year. This was 88% general aviation and 12% air taxi. For the same time period, there were 18 aircraft based on the field: 16 single-engine, 1 helicopter, and 1 glider.[1][3]

The FBO on the airport, TDB Aviation, offers services such as parking, aircraft rental, aircraft maintenance, flight instruction, courtesy cars, and fueling.

Accidents and incidents
  • On May 9, 1995, a Beech BE60 Duke collided with the ground during an instrument approach to Olney/Noble Airport. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's improper IFR procedures by descending below the minimum descent altitude and not executing the published missed approach procedures.[4]

References
  1. "AirNav: KOLY – Olney-Noble Airport". AirNav.com.
  2. "Olney-Noble Airport (KOLY)". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA).
  3. "KOLY – Olney-Noble Airport". SkyVector.
  4. "Beech BE60 crash in Illinois (N81TS) | PlaneCrashMap.com". planecrashmap.com. Retrieved 2023-05-26.

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