title: Cairo Regional Airport
text: # Cairo Regional Airport
  
  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.
  
  ## Facilities and Aircraft
  
  Cairo Regional Airport covers an area of 470 acres (190.2 ha) at an elevation of 322 feet (98 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 14/32 is 4,001 by 100 feet (1,220 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface and 2/20 is 3,200 by 60 feet (975 x 16 m) with an asphalt surface.
  
  The airport operates its own fixed-base operator on the field. The FBO offers fuel as well as a cafe, a lounge, rest rooms, flight planning stations, and refreshments.
  
  For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2020, the airport had 9,000 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 94% general aviation and 6% military. For the same time period, there were 12 airplanes based at this airport: 11 single engine and 1 multi engine.
  
  