The next Willard Airport TSA PreCheck® Enrollment by IDEMIA Pop-up Event is December 9-12, 2025. Willard Airport invites passengers to enroll in the popular TSA PreCheck® Pop-Up screening program on Tuesday, December 9 through Friday, December 12, 2025. Hours will be 9 AM – 12 PM & 1 PM – 5 PM CT in the […]
Continue ReadingWillard Airport Hosts Ribbon Cutting Event for Newly Constructed Rental Car Wash Facility
The University of Illinois Willard Airport joined airport stakeholders and construction contractors to commemorate the completion of a new Rental Car Wash Facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony which took place on March 12, 2024. The $2.17 million project was necessary for the streamlining of rental car operations, relocating the Rental Car Wash Facility closer to […]
Continue ReadingWillard Airport to Welcome New Concessions to Passenger Terminal – Ion Grove Café, Opening Spring 2024
Willard Airport has entered into a 5-year agreement with Ion Grove Café to bring new concessions offerings to the passenger boarding terminal beginning in Spring 2024. Ion Grove Café will take an innovative approach to airport concessions, offering quality services including retail options to passengers. Locally sourced food and a coffee robot will be the […]
Continue ReadingThe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Appoints Andrew Smith as Assistant Director of Operations and Maintenance
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has named Andrew Smith as Assistant Director of Operations and Maintenance. In this position, he will be responsible for the operations, safety, security, and maintenance of Willard Airport (CMI). He will begin his position on August 22, 2022. “I’m eager for Andrew to join our team as he brings […]
Continue ReadingWillard Airport Receives Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program (SCADSP) Grant
The Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program (SCASDP) as administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation is making $16.9 million in federal grant funding available to airports in FY21 for air service development. Willard Airport will receive $850,000 of funding to support air service development efforts to the Washington, DC region. Willard is the […]
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