Talk:University of Illinois Willard Airport

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Contents 1 Nationally Acclaimed 2 KCMI vs. CMI 3 Copyright Photo from AirNav 4 = Response 5 Air Force One Trivia section

[edit] Nationally Acclaimed

This is not a POV statement, I've clarified what I meant by this on the page. The center and airport both rank amongst the top ten in the nation, and have won several awards and distinctions both from governmental and academic agencies. It's a fact that is notable, and should be stated because it helps to fully explain why CMI is a different airport from most small airports of its size. Agriculture 08:40, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] KCMI vs. CMI

[1] -> IATA's page for looking up airport codes. A search for KCMI returns no results, a search for CMI returns one result. As a note, my baggage from Europe was marked at CDG with "CMI" only and not KCMI, so User:Fawcett5's claim that KCMI is correct is disputed. Agriculture 08:44, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Doing some research I found that the code User:Fawcett5 is refering to is not the IATA code, but the ICAO code. ICAO codes do indeed use IATA codes and add a K in the US. However ICAO codes unlike IATA codes are not used for registering a flight, designation on time tables, or baggage. ICAO codes simply indicate a weather station, and not all ICAO codes refer to airports, some refer to weather stations broadcasting aviation data with no affiliated airport. Please research your claims before posting them. Agriculture 09:46, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright Photo from AirNav

I have removed the image posted by User:Fawcett5. This picture is from AirNav's page. AirNav is not a US Governmental Agency as was originally claimed by the creator of this image. AirNav is a Limited Liability Coorporation, incorporated in Morganville, New Jersey. As such it is quite possible that this image is copyright, and posting it to the Wikipedia is in direct violation of that copyright. I will obtain a picture myself and post it under the GFDL to correct this problem. Agriculture 08:58, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] = Response

As a pilot, I can assure Agriculture that the ICAO code is the prefered full identifier for an airport. It is true that I muddled the IATA and the ICAO. It is not true that ICAO codes simply indicate a weather station. Many airports without weather stations have ICAO identifiers. Also, I'm afraid to say that AirNav also took the public domain picture from a US DOT site - it is, after all in the public domain. The original can be found at: http://www.ama500.jccbi.gov/cmiatct/airports.htm, which I am restoring.

Ok, but in the future you need to give a reference to the location where you obtained the original image. Additionally, while ICAO may be prefered by pilots it is not the most relevant listen as IATA is the only one seen by passengers. I never said it only indicated weather stations, only that it was often used for weather stations with no airports as well. Agriculture 17:35, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Air Force One Trivia section

Though I'm not sure this information belongs in this article, I added corrections to the Air Force One incident. I'd also like to point out that the KCMI runway is 150 feet wide. This is the same width as the runways at KBOS Logan International Airport in Boston, which supports the Boeing 747. One of the runways at Andrews AFB is 150 ft wide, so I don't think the aircraft had a problem with the runway width. I also referenced the January 28, 1998 News Gazette story detailing the incident. It indicates the problem was with the taxiway and pilot error. --Dual Freq 23:47, 20 December 2005 (UTC)