Illinois Airways Airline Guide: Bases, Destinations, Prices, Contacts and Company Information
Illinois Airways is best handled as a legacy or inactive airline record connected with United States. It still matters for aviation research because the source preserves identifiers such as IATA IL and ICAO ILW and callsign Not listed, but it should not be presented as a ready booking option.
The strongest route-origin signal is PKN – Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia. The matched OpenFlights network gives this page extra context, with 25 route records touching Indonesia. No verified official website is attached to this record, so contact and booking information should be confirmed before publication.
Use this article as a guided airline dossier: it separates source facts from live travel claims, shows what is known about bases and destinations, and explains how to check prices without relying on stale fare data. Source status: Inactive / legacy / неактивная в источнике.
Last reviewed: June 16, 2026.
Article number in this package: 5385 of 6161.
✨ Editorial Snapshot
| Editorial Detail | What This Article Adds |
|---|---|
| Article number | 5385 of 6161 |
| Record type | passenger-airline style record |
| Data confidence | 5/10 – usable verification profile |
| Best editorial use | Best used as a historical or database reference page rather than a current booking guide. |
| Main verification caution | Do not publish phone numbers, fare claims or route claims unless a current operator is verified. |
| Base signal | PKN – Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia |
| Route depth | Useful route signal: 25 matched records |
| Market signal | Indonesia |
| Destination signal | PKN – Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, SUB – Surabaya, Indonesia, and LUV – Langgur-Kei Islands, Indonesia |
This profile is intentionally written as a data-aware airline guide, not a copied directory entry. For Illinois Airways, the useful story is the relationship between its United States source country, identifiers IL / ILW, activity status, route evidence and contact confidence. That mix determines whether the page should be used for booking guidance, aviation research, historical lookup or content cleanup.
🧾 Data Quality Score
The current data score is 5/10. The score rewards active status, usable airline codes, callsign data, matched official website, headquarters signal, OpenFlights route evidence and a source ID. It is not a safety rating and it is not a customer-review score; it is a publishing-confidence signal for this article.
⚡ Quick Facts
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Airline | Illinois Airways |
| Country / region in source | United States |
| IATA code | IL |
| ICAO code | ILW |
| Callsign | Not listed |
| Activity flag | N |
| Status | Inactive / legacy / неактивная в источнике |
| Alias / other name | Not listed |
| OpenFlights ID | 10121 |
| Source country | United States |
| Country note | as source |
| Headquarters / base signal | Not verified in the supplied source |
| Wikidata country signal | Not verified in the supplied source |
| Official website | Not verified in the supplied source |
| Route-data coverage | Mostly domestic or single-country route data |
🏢 Company Overview
Illinois Airways is a passenger-style record associated with United States. In this package, its best editorial role is a historical or legacy reference profile rather than a current booking page.
Identifiers make the record easier to verify: IATA IL, ICAO ILW, callsign Not listed. The source status is Inactive / legacy / неактивная в источнике, and the current article data score is 5/10.
The strongest route-origin signal is PKN – Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia. Matched route data gives this record 25 route entries, with the clearest market signals around Indonesia.
For readers, this means the article should be used in layers: first as a country-and-code reference, then as a route/contact verification page, and only after that as a travel-planning guide if the airline is confirmed current through official channels.
📍 Where the Airline Is Based
Primary country / region from the source: United States.
Headquarters or base signal from enrichment data: Not verified in the supplied source.
Likely route bases from OpenFlights route records:
- PKN – Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia
- BDJ – Banjarmasin, Indonesia
- DJJ – Jayapura, Indonesia
- KTG – Ketapang, Indonesia
- LUV – Langgur-Kei Islands, Indonesia
- AMQ – Ambon, Indonesia
- CGK – Jakarta, Indonesia
- DOB – DOB
Important note: route-based base inference is not the same as an official headquarters, hub or operating certificate. It only shows airports that appear frequently as origins in the open route data.
🗺️ Destinations and Route Direction
The OpenFlights routes file contains 25 route records linked to this airline ID. This is useful for historical network context, but it should not be treated as a live schedule.
Countries or territories appearing most often in matched route data:
- Indonesia
Top destination airports or cities in matched route data:
- PKN – Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia
- SUB – Surabaya, Indonesia
- LUV – Langgur-Kei Islands, Indonesia
- DJJ – Jayapura, Indonesia
- KTG – Ketapang, Indonesia
- SXK – Saumlaki, Indonesia
- OKL – Oksibil, Indonesia
- WMX – Wamena, Indonesia
- PNK – Pontianak, Indonesia
- AMQ – Ambon, Indonesia
- DOB – DOB
- BDJ – Banjarmasin, Indonesia
- CGK – Jakarta, Indonesia
- SOC – Solo City, Indonesia
- SRG – Semarang, Indonesia
Sample route pairs from matched route data:
- AMQ → SXK
- BDJ → PKN
- BDJ → SUB
- CGK → PKN
- DJJ → OKL
- DJJ → WMX
- DOB → LUV
- KTG → PKN
- KTG → PNK
- LUV → AMQ
- LUV → DOB
- OKL → DJJ
- PKN → BDJ
- PKN → CGK
- PKN → KTG
- PKN → PKN
- PKN → SOC
- PKN → SRG
💰 Price Guide
No live fare or tariff data is included in the source spreadsheet or OpenFlights route files. Airfares change by date, demand, cabin, baggage, taxes, airport fees and sales channel.
Price-checking recommendation: For inactive or legacy airlines, current passenger prices are usually not applicable unless the brand has relaunched under a verified current operator.
When comparing prices for Illinois Airways, travelers should check:
- Base fare
- Taxes and airport fees
- Baggage allowance and baggage fees
- Seat selection fees
- Change and cancellation rules
- Payment fees or agency fees
- Refundability
- Whether the flight is operated by this airline or a partner airline
For publishing, avoid quoting a specific fare unless it was checked on the same day and includes route, date, cabin and all mandatory fees.
☎️ Contacts and Website
No official website was available in the supplied spreadsheet or matched enrichment data. Verify through the airline, aviation authority, airport, IATA/ICAO references or a trusted booking channel before publishing contact details.
Recommended contact path:
- Start with the verified official website when available.
- Use the airline’s own help, contact, manage booking or customer-service page.
- Avoid publishing random third-party phone numbers unless they are confirmed on the airline’s own website.
- If the airline is inactive or legacy, do not present contact details as current.
Wikidata matched item: Not matched.
🧭 Reliability and Verification Notes
For Illinois Airways, reliability is mainly a historical-data question. The record may be useful for codes, archives and old route research, but it should not be treated as a live airline without independent confirmation.
The data score is moderate or limited, so cautious wording is important.
Recommended verification steps:
- Do not present the airline as bookable unless it has relaunched under a verified operator.
- Check whether the name, IATA code or ICAO code has been reused.
- Mark route, fare and contact information as historical unless current sources prove otherwise.
- Use the article for reference and internal linking rather than live trip planning.
🧳 Traveler Guide
For travelers:
- Use Illinois Airways as a reference entry unless a current operator can be verified.
- Check baggage, refund, payment and schedule-change rules before buying.
- Confirm whether the flight is operated by Illinois Airways or by a partner airline.
For editors and publishers:
- Keep this page linked from the United States airline index.
- Use the article number and manifest row when auditing updates.
- Avoid adding phone numbers unless they are confirmed on an official airline page.
- Do not add live prices unless the date, route, cabin and mandatory fees are shown.
For aviation researchers:
- Base research angle: PKN – Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia is the strongest available base signal.
- Route research angle: matched data points toward Indonesia, with destination signals such as PKN – Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, SUB – Surabaya, Indonesia, and LUV – Langgur-Kei Islands, Indonesia.
- Compare IATA, ICAO and callsign fields before merging this record with another airline entry.
❓ FAQ
Is Illinois Airways active?
The supplied source lists the activity flag as N and the status as Inactive / legacy / неактивная в источнике. This should be verified before booking or publishing live travel advice.
What country is Illinois Airways associated with?
The source associates it with United States. The original country field is United States.
What are the IATA and ICAO codes?
IATA: IL. ICAO: ILW.
Where can I check prices?
For inactive or legacy airlines, current passenger prices are usually not applicable unless the brand has relaunched under a verified current operator.
Where can I contact the airline?
No official website was available in the supplied spreadsheet or matched enrichment data. Verify through the airline, aviation authority, airport, IATA/ICAO references or a trusted booking channel before publishing contact details.
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🔎 Sources Checked
- Supplied spreadsheet:
aviakompanii_mira_po_stranam.xlsx - Source listed in spreadsheet: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/airlines.dat
- OpenFlights data page
- OpenFlights GitHub repository
- Wikidata Query Service
✈️ Final Thoughts
Illinois Airways is a useful airline profile entry for country, code and source-based research. For travelers, the key is verification: confirm the airline is active, use the official website or a trusted ticketing channel, and never rely on old route or contact data for a live trip.