Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
SPI · KSPI · Springfield, Illinois · Sangamon County · map
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles northwest of Springfield, Illinois, 598 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 8,001 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, JP-8).
Weather right now KSPI · observed 4:52 pm CDT (21:52 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (190°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 76°F (24°C), dew point 42°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 29.97 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:32 pm CDT (17:32 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSPI 062152Z 19011KT 10SM CLR 24/06 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02440056
TAF KSPI 061732Z 0618/0718 19010G16KT P6SM SKC FM062300 20006KT P6SM FEW050 FM071400 26007KT P6SM SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SPI · ICAO KSPI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 598 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 5:30 am to 12:00 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, JP-8
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 8,001 × 150 ft | Concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 7,399 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: ILS, VASI, four boxes on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 7,927 ft available for landing, tree 49 ft high 2,239 ft from the end
- Runway 22: ILS, VASI, four boxes on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 78 ft high 4,040 ft from the end
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the right, 7,216 ft available for landing, trees 74 ft high 3,131 ft from the end
- Runway 31: ILS, VASI, four boxes on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 7,000 ft available for landing, tree 22 ft high 1,142 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 121.3 | Springfield |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 127.65 | Springfield |
| Clearance delivery | 121.7 | Springfield |
| Ground | 121.9 | Springfield |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 126.15 | Springfield |
| Approach and departure | 132.575 | Springfield |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Springfield |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 217-360-2099.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Springfield from the FAA register
120 aircraft are registered to owners in Springfield, Illinois: 88 piston singles, 15 business jets, 6 drones, 5 turboprops, 4 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Illinois.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 18 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- When the control tower closed activate high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31; high-intensity runway lights runway 04/22; approach lights (MALSR) runways 04; 22 and 31; VASI runway 31; runway end identifier lights runway 13 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 13 and VASI runways 04 and 22 oper continuously.
- 150 feet width.
- Taxiway Y1, taxiway Y2, and taxiway Y between taxiway Y1 and taxiway a not available for air carrier operations with more than 9 passenger seats.
- General aviation access to and parking on the air carrier ramp is prohibited.
- Weather service available H24.
- During snow removal operations equipment operators will monitor the common traffic frequency when the tower is closed.
- 100LL self serve available 24HRS.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.