Airports / Illinois / GRE
Greenville Airport
KGRE / GREGreenville, IllinoisELEV 541 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#16 / 42
Illinois airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 9 Google ratings — ranked against 42 rated IL fields.
28 nm
To the nearest alternate
Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Greenville Airport (KGRE / GRE) sits in Greenville, Illinois, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 541 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
GRE has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV, 28 nm), St Louis Regional Airport (ALN, 31 nm), and St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL, 47 nm).
Quotes for flights out of GRE vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from GRE, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“Excellent airport with staff working on the weekend to help with the crew car.”
C. V. H.5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Excellent airport with staff working on the weekend to help with the crew car.”
C. V. H.5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Greenville Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KGRE
IATA
GRE
FAA / Local
GRE
Elevation
541 ft
Coordinates
38.8368° N · 89.3765° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IL fields
state range 321–871 ft
At 541 ft, GRE sits lower than 67% of the 42 Illinois fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 28nmBLVScott AFB/Midamerica AirportBelleville
- 31nmALNSt Louis Regional AirportAlton/St Louis
- 47nmSTLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportSt Louis
- 61nmSUSSpirit of St Louis AirportSt Louis
- 62nmSPIAbraham Lincoln Capital AirportSpringfield
- 64nmMDHSouthern Illinois AirportMurphysboro
Location
Open the full mapKGRE · Greenville Airport · Greenville, IL
From the ramp
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