• Have a delicious meal at Pilot Pete’s with a perfect view of the runway.
• Visit the lower-level passenger lounge, which features restrooms, vending machines, comfortable seating, and large windows to watch the runway.
• Sit and relax or have a picnic in the grassy areas along the fence – a fantastic place to watch airplanes and helicopters take off and land!
• Tour the airport: For information on how to schedule a free tour, contact Erik Trydal, the Airport Manager, at (847) 923-3778.
• Check our Airport News and Events page for upcoming events at the Airport.

The Schaumburg Regional Airport operates as a General Aviation airport.

Aviation can be categorized into three primary categories:

• Government Aviation includes the Federal Aviation Administration, military aircraft, state and local Governmental agencies, and other government-sponsored services.
• Commercial Aviation includes large airlines and commuter carriers that typically operate on set schedules, to a few airports.
• General Aviation includes corporate jets, helicopters, light single and twin-engine airplanes, and other business and recreational forms of flying.

What is General Aviation?

General Aviation aircraft are used for business or non-business purposes.

• Contractors, attorneys, doctors, consultants, salespeople, and many small business owners use light general aviation aircraft to fly to meet clients, inspect their businesses, or deliver packages and cargo. Often their destination may be more accessible from a general aviation airport: while there are more than 5,000 airports in the United States, less than 500 have commercial airline service.
• Air Ambulance services save lives by transporting patients, transplant organs, blood supplies, and other lifesaving elements.
• General aviation aircraft are used to obtain aerial perspectives for land development, power line and environmental inspections, and countless other purposes.
• Many career pilots, including those in government or commercial aviation, learned to fly in general aviation aircraft at flight schools like those offered at the Schaumburg Regional Airport.

Winged Aircraft

With over 50 hangars, ample tie down space, flight schools, and a wide range of pilot services, many private pilots who fly for leisure call the Schaumburg Regional Airport home. The Airport also acts as a hub for general aviation pilots flying in from around the United States. Visiting pilots often stop for fuel, to visit, or for a meal at Pilot Pete’s. The Schaumburg Regional Airport estimates over 60% of the flights in and out of the airport are for business.

Holiday Airways, LLC provides services to pilots as the Schaumburg Regional Airport’s Fixed-Base Operator (FBO). For more information about the services they provide, visit www.flyholidayairways.com/fbo-services.

Helicopters

US Helicopters provides helicopter service to CBS, ABC, NBC, WGN, and FOX daily to bring thousands of commuters up to date information for their daily commute.

AM Air Service/HeliChicago offers charter helicopter flights for business or personal travel, cargo delivery, and commercial use, helicopter tours of Chicago and the surrounding area, and much more.

Charitable and Community Service Organizations

• Numerous not-for-profit organizations use the Schaumburg airport, offering services to the entire community.
• Private pilots provide free transportation to people needing medical treatment through organizations like Angel Flight. 
• The Civil Air Patrol educates kids and performs other lifesaving flying activities such as search and rescue missions, disaster relief and aid to law enforcement.
• The Experimental Aircraft Association provides free introductory flights and aviation education for kids.
• The Ninety Nines promote women in aviation.
• Other not-for-profit organizations use general aviation to track bird and animal migrations, weather patterns, survey wetlands, and variety of other services to study and protect the environment.

Emergency Services

The Civil Air Patrol, Woodfield Composite Squadron has been in operation since 1992 and is based out of the Schaumburg Regional Airport. The Civil Air Patrol, the official Air Force Auxiliary, is a nonprofit organization performing more than 95% of inland search and rescue missions in the continental U.S. as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center.

The Schaumburg Regional Airport generates an annual economic impact of $33.9 million.

Approximately 255 public use airports were abandoned from 1995 to 2001 jeopardizing the $150 billion economic boost the general aviation industry provides for the U.S. economy each year. In 1994 when the Schaumburg Airport was put up for sale, the FAA approached the Village and suggested that they consider preserving the airport and its benefit to the aviation community and the economy.

The purchase price for the airport was subsidized significantly by both the State and Federal Governments with the local share for many of the grants being as low as five percent. The current operations of the airport are covered solely by revenues generated at the airport and no general fund revenues are used for airport purposes.

IDOT Economic Impact Study

In 2019, an Economic Impact study was conducted by IDOT. The primary objectives of the Illinois Aviation Economic Impact Study (or EIS) were to identify the key components of aviation-related economic impacts, calculate impacts using the IMPLAN economic modeling software, and quantify the total economic impacts of the Illinois aviation system. This study evaluated quantitative data in terms of net economic contributions and developed case studies based on the unique contributions of aviation to the state, especially those that contribute to the quality of life of Illinoisans. This study used data collected from 2019, and, as a result, shows the findings from the system in 2019. Schaumburg Regional Airport created 202 jobs earning $12.4 million in labor income, contributed $19.6 million in value added, and generated a total economic impact of $33.9 million.

The full economic impact study can be found here: Schaumburg Regional Airport Economic Impact. 

On March 9, 2021, the Village Board approved the Schaumburg Regional Airport Strategic Plan at its bi-monthly meeting. The Strategic Plan will serve as a guiding document for the Schaumburg Regional Airport through the Vision and Mission Statements and establishing recommendations to realize that vision over the next 20 years.

Village staff, business tenants, the Pilot Technical Advisory Committee, and the Schaumburg Regional Airport Advisory Commission all provided valuable feedback that directly informed the development of the Strategic Plan for the Schaumburg Regional Airport. The Key Recommendations offer more specific direction as to how the long-term goals for the airport can be achieved. To view the Strategic Plan, please click the link below.

Schaumburg Regional Airport Strategic Plan

Village Board meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

SRAAC and PTAC meetings are held quarterly on the second Wednesday of the month, usually in February, May, August, and November.

For more information regarding date, time, agenda and meeting minutes, view the Village of Schaumburg calendar.

1943: Navy photographs show the area that appears to be around Schaumburg and Barrington Roads as being listed as an OLF (Optional Landing Field) for the pilots training at the Glenview Naval Air Station.

1959: The Schaumburg Regional Airport, originally named Roselle Field, was built.

1964: The earliest map depicting Roselle Field was the Chicago Sectional Chart from December 10, 1964. According to the Illinois Airport Directory, Richard Leach was the manager and Beechcraft sales/service was on the field. Roselle Field was annexed into the Village of Schaumburg. The runway was 2,500 feet long and 50 feet wide.

1965: The runway was extended to 3,100 feet.

1970: On February 6, President Richard M. Nixon flew to Roselle Field to dedicate a water treatment plant at the corner of Barrington and Irving Park Road in neighboring Hanover Park.

Early 1970s: The name of Roselle Field was changed to Schaumburg Airpark.

1994: Approximately 255 public use airports were abandoned from 1995 to 2001 jeopardizing the $150 billion economic boost the general aviation industry provides for the U.S. economy each year. In 1994, Schaumburg Airpark was put up for sale. The FAA approached the Village and suggested that they consider preserving the airport and its benefit to the aviation community and the economy. The Village of Schaumburg purchased the airport to prevent it from being sold to developers.

1995: The Village replaced the 3,000’ x 40’ asphalt runway with a 3,800’ by 100’ concrete runway with a parallel taxiway and concrete tie-down areas for parking.

1998: Construction of the 26,000 square foot terminal building was completed, including space for a restaurant, public meeting rooms, and space for businesses to operate in a facility that is both functional and architecturally impressive.

1999: A new fuel farm for jet fuel (Jet-A) and aviation gasoline (100LL Avgas) was installed, as well as a self-service station for the 100LL.

2000-2001: New hangars consisting of 32 units were completed. PAPI (Precision Approach Path Indicator) was installed, which is a system of lights that provide pilots vertical guidance to the runway. This assists the pilot in determining whether they are too high, too low or right on the glide path.

2016: The village installed an Automated Weather Observation Station (AWOS), which provides pilots flying in and out of Schaumburg Regional Airport with accurate and up-to-date weather information which is essential to safe operation of the airfield. Weather information reported by the AWOS unit includes wind speed and direction, temperature, visibility, and precipitation.

2021: The Village Board approved the Schaumburg Regional Airport Strategic Plan at its bi-monthly meeting. The Strategic Plan will serve as a guiding document for the Schaumburg Regional Airport through the Vision and Mission Statements and establishing recommendations to realize that vision over the next 20 years.

2025: Holiday Airways, LLC, operated by Chris Coltrin and Sean Kline, becomes the FBO at the Airport.