Cairo Regional Airport

Cairo Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAlexander County Airports
ServesCairo, Illinois
Elevation AMSL322 ft / 98 m
Coordinates37°03′50″N 089°13′10″W / 37.06389°N 89.21944°W / 37.06389; -89.21944
Map
CIR
Location of airport in Illinois
CIR
CIR (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 4,001 1,220 Asphalt
2/20 3,200 975 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2020)9,000
Based aircraft (2020)12

Cairo Regional Airport, (IATA: CIR, ICAO: KCIR, FAA LID: CIR) is a county-owned public-use airport located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northwest of the central business district of Cairo, Illinois, a city in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.

The two closest airports with commercial airline service are Cape Girardeau Regional Airport and Barkley Regional Airport which are both about 23 miles (37 km) away.