Kewanee Municipal (KEZI), Illinois
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Kewanee Municipal (KEZI) is a non-towered public airport in Kewanee, Illinois, with two paved runways and 100LL fuel only. It handles low volumes of business aviation traffic, with customs clearance available only at Quad Cities International, about 28.5 nm away.
Runways
Kewanee Municipal has two paved runways. The longest, 09/27, is 4,500 ft long and 75 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
Kewanee Municipal has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Kewanee Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Quad Cities International (KMLI), 29 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Kewanee Municipal recorded 50 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April. Business aviation traffic at KEZI is concentrated in spring, with April accounting for the highest monthly count of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month April, 12 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Kewanee Municipal averages 4.5 days above 90°F in July, 29.4 freeze days in January and 2.6 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 83.7°F, and January the coldest, at 30.3°F.
Weather station is 3.7 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Kewanee Municipal has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Ultralight activity occurs on and in the vicinity of the airport.
MIRL runway 09/27 lighting is preset to low intensity. To increase intensity and activate MIRL runway 01/19 and taxiway lights, use CTAF.
The PVASI on runway 09 is unusable beyond 6 degrees left and right of centerline.
The PVASI on runway 27 is unusable beyond 6 degrees left and right of centerline.
A hospital heliport is located 1.2 nm northeast of the airport.
24-hour fuel is available with credit card.
For clearance delivery, contact Chicago ARTCC.
Automated weather is available on CTAF; four microphone clicks activate it, and five clicks provides an abbreviated "wind only" report.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Kewanee Municipal has five airfields within 35 NM. The closest is Harrel W Timmons Galesburg Regional (KGBG), 26.55 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KEZI
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 KEZI.
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
Is Jet A fuel available at KEZI?
No. Kewanee Municipal (KEZI) stocks only 100LL avgas, with no Jet A on the field. Operators needing jet fuel must plan a stop elsewhere.
Where does KEZI traffic clear customs?
Kewanee Municipal (KEZI) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is Quad Cities International, roughly 28.54 nm away, and international arrivals must route through it.
What runways are available at Kewanee Municipal Airport?
Kewanee Municipal (KEZI) offers two paved asphalt runways: 09/27 at 4,500 feet by 75 feet, and 01/19 at 3,200 feet by 60 feet. Both support fixed-wing traffic under the airport's 4,500-foot maximum paved length.