Airports / Illinois / SPI
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
KSPI / SPISpringfield, IllinoisELEV 598 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
37 nm
To the nearest alternate
Decatur Airport (DEC) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, listed as KSPI / SPI, is a mid-sized airport in Springfield, Illinois. Field elevation is 598 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list SPI as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Decatur Airport (DEC, 37 nm), General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA, 49 nm), and Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI, 52 nm).
Trip costs from SPI 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 SPI to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“Came to this airport for an Honor Flight and I was pleasantly surprised with how absolutely clean it was.”
Shan B5★ on Google
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“The staff were very kind and helpful.”
Shan B5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KSPI
IATA
SPI
FAA / Local
SPI
Elevation
598 ft
Coordinates
39.8441° N · 89.6779° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs IL fields
state range 321–871 ft
At 598 ft, SPI sits lower than 55% 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.
- 37nmDECDecatur AirportDecatur
- 49nmPIAGeneral Wayne A. Downing Peoria International AirportPeoria
- 52nmBMICentral Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-NormalBloomington/Normal
- 60nmALNSt Louis Regional AirportAlton/St Louis
- 66nmCMIUniversity of Illinois Willard AirportSavoy
- 70nmUINQuincy Regional Airport Baldwin FieldQuincy
Location
Open the full mapKSPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · Springfield, IL
From the ramp
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