Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (IATA: SPI, ICAO: KSPI, FAA LID: SPI) is a joint civil-military public airport in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Springfield, the capital city of Illinois. The airport is owned by the Springfield Airport Authority.[1]
[edit] Military use
The airport 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 directed to divest itself of its fighter aircraft pursuant to a Base Realignment and Closure (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.[2]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport covers an area of 2,300 acres (930 ha) at an elevation of 598 feet (182 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways: 4/22 is 8,001 by 150 feet (2,439 x 46 m) with a concrete surface; 13/31 is 7,400 by 150 feet (2,256 x 46 m) with an asphalt surface; 18/36 is 5,300 by 150 feet (1,615 x 46 m) with an asphalt/concrete surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 33,903 aircraft operations, an average of 92 per day: 71% general aviation, 19% air taxi, 10% military, and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 169 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single-engine, 17% multi-engine, 4% jet and 1% helicopter.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[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] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for SPI (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ Capital Municipal Airport (MAP) Air Guard Station as GlobalSecurity.org
- ^ Chambliss, John. Direct Air Expects Lakeland Linder to Become a Hub of Tourism, theledger.com, March 30, 2011
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