Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport

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Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport

IATA: SPIICAO: KSPI
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Springfield Airport Authority
Serves Springfield, Illinois
Elevation AMSL 597 ft / 182 m
Coordinates 39°50′39″N 89°40′40″W / 39.84417°N 89.67778°W / 39.84417; -89.67778
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 7,999 2,438 Concrete
13/31 7,000 2,134 Asphalt
18/36 5,300 1,615 Asphalt/Concrete

Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (IATA: SPIICAO: KSPI) also known simply as Capital Airport, is a joint civil-military public airport located 3 miles (5 km) northwest of the city of Springfield in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States.

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[edit] Airport services

The Airport has a Subway, a gift shop and an automated teller machine. TV and a lounge are also provided at the airport.

[edit] Military Facilities

The airport is also home to Capital Airport Air National Guard Station, a 91-acre (370,000 m2) facility on land leased from the Springfield Airport Authority. It is home to the 183d Fighter Wing (183 FW), an Illinois Air National Guard unit operationally gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC) and State Headquarters, Illinois Air National Guard. Historically a fighter unit, the 183 FW consists of 321 full-time and 800 part-time military personnel (total strength 1,321). The 183 FW was diected to divest itself of its fighter aircraft pursuant to a BRAC 2005 decision, and in October 2008, the last of the 170th Fighter Squadron's fifteen F-16C/D Fighting Falcon aircraft departed Capital Airport AGS for redistribution to other Air National Guard fighter wings. The 183 FW remains in place at Capital Airport AGS minus a flying mission while the U.S. Air Force, the Air Combat Command and the Air National Guard determine a new role and mission set for the wing. The Illinois Air National Guard State Headquarters, Expeditionary Combat Support (ECS) elements of the 183 FW, the 217th Engineering Installation Squadron and the F110 engine Centralized Intermediate Repair Facility (CIRF) also remain in place at Capital Airport AGS.[1][2]

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

Airlines Destinations
American Eagle Chicago-O'Hare
Direct Air operated by USA Jet Airlines Myrtle Beach
United Express operated by Mesa Airlines Chicago-O'Hare
United Express operated by Trans States Airlines Chicago-O'Hare
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Diagram

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