Cairo Regional (KCIR), Illinois
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Cairo Regional (KCIR) is a non-towered, public-use airport in far southern Illinois, on the Kentucky and Missouri borders. It handles low business aviation volume, with two paved runways and self-service fuel as the only onsite supply option.
Runways
Cairo Regional has two paved runways. The longest, 14/32, is 4,001 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Cairo Regional has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Cairo Regional does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Campbell Aaf (fort Campbell) (KHOP), 86 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Cairo Regional recorded 50 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September. Business aviation traffic at KCIR is concentrated in September, according to FAA TFMSC data, with lighter and more sporadic activity through the rest of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 18 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Cairo Regional averages 15.0 days above 90°F in July and 22.4 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 88.7°F, and January the coldest, at 43.4°F.
Weather station is 2.1 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Cairo Regional has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
MIRL for runway 14/32 is preset to low intensity; activate on CTAF to increase intensity. MIRL for runway 02/20 operates only by prior request.
For clearance delivery, contact Memphis ARTCC.
Self-service fuel is available 24 hours.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Cairo Regional has five airfields within 36 NM. The closest is Sikeston Memorial Municipal (KSIK), 19.18 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KCIR
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KCIR.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at KCIR?
Cairo Regional (KCIR) has two paved asphalt runways: 14/32 at 4,001 feet by 100 feet, and 02/20 at 3,200 feet by 60 feet. Both are usable for typical business aviation traffic given this airport's low annual operations count.
Is jet fuel available at Cairo Regional?
No, Cairo Regional (KCIR) does not stock Jet A. Only 100LL avgas is available, offered through self-service fueling around the clock.
Where is the nearest customs clearance point to Cairo Regional?
The nearest customs airport to Cairo Regional (KCIR) is KHOP, located about 86.25 nautical miles away. KCIR itself has no onsite customs processing, so international arrivals must route through KHOP or another designated port of entry.