Normal in McLean County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bloomington Airport Former Site

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 11, 2022

1. Bloomington Airport Former Site Marker

Inscription.

The original Bloomington Airport was located on this site 1927-1934

Established by Herman Will

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.

Location. 40° 33.217′ N, 88° 59.292′ W. Marker is in Normal, Illinois, in McLean County. It is on Constitution Trail south of County Route 1850N, on the right when traveling south. Marker is off the Constitution Trail, at the north end parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30801 Constitution Trail, Normal IL 61761, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School (approx. 2.4 miles

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away); Normal, Illinois (approx. 2½ miles away); A Station and a Home (approx. 2½ miles away); Honoring Redbird Women's Athletics (approx. 3 miles away); Redbird Remembrance (approx. 3 miles away); William "Billy" Quigley Jr. (approx. 3 miles away); John F. Kennedy Memorial Clock (approx. 3 miles away); Mennonite College of Nursing (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Normal.

Also see . . . Central Illinois Regional Airport (CIRA) on Wikipedia. The land was donated by farmer Herman Will (as said on the marker). The airport was stretched from that boundary (Illinois Central Railroad, now the Constitution Trail) to present-day Interstate 39/U.S. Highway 51. A factory/warehouse also sits on the old airport land. The airport was eventually moved to the southeast part of the area, off Illinois Highway 9. (Submitted on June 12, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 11, 2022

2. Bloomington Airport Former Site Marker

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 11, 2022

3. Bloomington Airport Former Site Marker

Marker is located off the Constitution Trail's north entrance parking lot

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 12, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.