Airports / Illinois / IJX
Jacksonville Municipal Airport
KIJX / IJXJacksonville, IllinoisELEV 624 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#5 / 42
Illinois airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 22 Google ratings — ranked against 42 rated IL fields.
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX / IJX) is a general aviation field serving Jacksonville, Illinois. Field elevation is 624 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list IJX as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI, 26 nm), Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN, 45 nm), and St Louis Regional Airport (ALN, 54 nm).
Trip costs from IJX are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from IJX to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
5/5 reviews“The staff is pleasant, willing and able.”
Robert Baxter5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
3/5 reviews“Overnight heated community hangar available on prior request for those icy days.”
Robert Baxter5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“Contact Kansas City Center is available while on the ground through RCAG on field communications facilities.”
Robert Baxter5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“Quick turns for jet jocks available if you call ahead or ask on UNICOM.”
Robert Baxter5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Jacksonville Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KIJX
IATA
IJX
FAA / Local
IJX
Elevation
624 ft
Coordinates
39.7746° N · 90.2383° 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 624 ft, IJX sits lower than 50% 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.
- 26nmSPIAbraham Lincoln Capital AirportSpringfield
- 45nmUINQuincy Regional Airport Baldwin FieldQuincy
- 54nmALNSt Louis Regional AirportAlton/St Louis
- 59nmPIAGeneral Wayne A. Downing Peoria International AirportPeoria
- 62nmSTLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportSt Louis
- 63nmDECDecatur AirportDecatur
Location
Open the full mapKIJX · Jacksonville Municipal Airport · Jacksonville, IL
From the ramp
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