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KSPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KSPI FAA SPI Elev 598 ft Lat 39° 50.65' N Lon 89° 40.67' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.13%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 41.5° 8,001 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.13%
22 221.5° 8,001 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.13%
13 127° 7,399 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
31 307° 7,399 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
18 180° 5,300 ft 150 ft PEM Yes —
36 360° 5,300 ft 150 ft PEM Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 9 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 127.650
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.700
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR SPRINGFIELD TWR 121.300
  • CTAF CTAF 121.300
  • A/D SPRINGFIELD APP/DEP 118.600
  • OPS ANG OPS 127.217
  • RDO ST LOUIS RDO 122.250
  • UNIC UNICOM 131.420

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSPI on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB LQ

    Licol

    0.38 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB SP

    Huskk

    0.38 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC SPI

    Spinner

    112.70 MHz · DME 112.70 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 27 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate HIRL Rwy 13–31; HIRL Rwy 04–22; MALSR Rwy 04, 22 and 31; VASI Rwy 31; REIL Rwy 13. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate HIRL Rwy 13–31; HIRL Rwy 04–22; MALSR Rwy 04, 22 and 31; VASI Rwy 31; REIL Rwy 13. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate HIRL Rwy 13–31; HIRL Rwy 04–22; MALSR Rwy 04, 22 and 31; VASI Rwy 31; REIL Rwy 13. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt HIRL Rwy 13–31; HIRL Rwy 04–22; MALSR Rwy 04, 22 and 31; VASI Rwy 31; REIL Rwy 13—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1130–0600Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1130–0600Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 sentences)
  • ·ILLINOIS 89 SPRINGFIELD ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAPITAL (SPI)(KSPI) P (ANG) 3 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N39º50.68´ W89º40.65´ 598 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE SPI RWY 04–22: H8001X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–100, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–350 PCR 830 R/C/W/T HIRL RWY 04: MALSR.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 56´.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´.
  • ·RWY 13–31: H7399X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–70, D–90, 2S–114, 2D–160 PCR 830 F/C/X/T HIRL RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´.
  • ·RWY 04: TORA–8001 TODA–8001 ASDA–7927 LDA–7927 RWY 13: TORA–7399 TODA–7399 ASDA–7216 LDA–7216 RWY 22: TORA–8001 TODA–8001 ASDA–8001 LDA–8001 RWY 31: TORA–7399 TODA–7399 ASDA–7000 LDA–7000
  • ·PAPI Rwy 13 and VASI Rwys 04 and 22 opr continuously.
  • ·MILITARY— JASU 3(C–26BM) 5(M32A–60) FUEL J8(Mil), A+ avbl 1100–0400Z‡, C217–523–5080, After hr call out fee $50 hr, 2 hr PN rqr.) (NC–100LL, A) FLUID SP PRESAIR LPOX LOX OIL O–128–133–148(Mil)
  • ·General aviation access to and parking on the air carrier ramp is prohibited.
  • ·Twy Y1, Twy Y2, and Twy Y btn Twy Y1 and Twy A not avbl for air carrier ops with more than 9 pax seats.
  • ·ARFF unavbl for unsked acft ops 0600–1130Z‡ daily exc with PPR, call 217–788–1080.
  • ·DASSP Gateway arpt call 217–788–1080.
  • ·During snow removal ops equipment operations will monitor CTAF when the twr is clsd.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices, Aerobatic Practice Areas in Illinois.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 217-788-1080
  • ·ASOS (217) 360–2099 LLWAS.
  • ·CTAF 121.3 ATIS 127.65 UNICOM 122.95 SPINNER RCO 122.4 (ST LOUIS RADIO) ®SAINT LOUIS APP/DEP CON 126.15 132.575 (1200–0400Z‡) SPRINGFIELD TOWER 121.3 (1200–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 121.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc St Louis Apch at 314-890-1017.
  • ·CLASS C svc ctc APP CON svc 1200–0400Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·SPINNER (VH) (H) VORTACW 112.7 SPI Chan 74 N39º50.38´ W89º40.66´ at fld. 586/1W.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 025º–045º byd 15 NM blo 3,000´ 190º–244º byd 15 NM blo 4,000´ 245º–300º byd 10 NM VOR unusable: 269º–271º byd 40 NM 328º–331º byd 40 NM CALDE NDB (LOMW) 240 CJ N39º47.66´ W89º35.53´ 308º 5.0 NM to fld. 548/1W.
  • ·LICOL NDB (LOMW) 375 LQ N39º54.71´ W89º36.19´ 221º 5.3 NM to fld. 579/1W.
  • ·HUSKK NDB (LOM) 382 SP N39º46.39´ W89º45.59´ 043º 5.7 NM to fld.
  • ·Unmonitored when twr clsd.
  • ·Unmonitored when twr clsd.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
  • ·ASR (1200–0400Z‡) ST LOUIS H–5D, L–27C IAP, AD EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · SPI

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

21

since 1982

Fatal

3

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 117,914 ops in 1991

2024 total

27,151

10-yr total

269,155

2024 mix

AC/AT 18% · GA 69% · Mil 13%

Events / million ops

7.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.06

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=18

  • Other 6
  • Ground collision 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2009-03-16 McCurdy Pro Star PT-2 · Loss of control · day →
2007-12-20 Beech V35B · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2020-01-28 Piper PA60 · CFIT · IMC · day →
2019-02-24 Zenair ZENITH STOL CH 701 · Other · day →
2014-01-31 Piaggio P180 - AVANTI II · Gear-up · IMC · day →
2011-01-06 GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A · Weather · day →
2009-07-07 Pitts S-2A · Other · day →
2002-03-12 Cessna 182J · Ground collision · day →
2000-10-21 Zenair CH2000 · Weather · VMC · day →
1998-02-03 Cessna 210G · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-07-12 Waco UPF-7 · Other · VMC · day →
1990-08-05 Pitts S2B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1988-11-02 Cessna 170A · Other · day →
1988-08-07 Cessna 320E · Other · VMC · night →
1988-02-21 Cessna 150L · Hard landing · day →
1987-10-19 Cessna 150J · Ground collision · day →
1983-05-02 Mooney M20E · Other · day →
1982-05-27 Piper PA-34 · Ground collision · night →

Designees in IL

CFI Flight Instructors 2,147 A&P Mechanics 6,104 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 49 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 13 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 43 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 56 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Dennis Dwain Taft Springfield IL 4 nm
Roy Carl Beisswenger Greenville IL 59 nm
Christopher Hinote Portage Des Sioux MO 63 nm
David Walter Chilenski Saint Louis MO 69 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders Saint Louis MO 69 nm
Jerry Kelvin Lay Minonk IL 70 nm
William Lovell Winfield MO 71 nm
Jeffrey Allen Galesburg IL 74 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders East Saint Louis IL 75 nm
John Scott Saunders St. Louis MO 77 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Rolland Ivan Mclaughlin Springfield IL 4 nm
Terry Alan Owens Springfield IL 4 nm
Carol Para Springfield IL 4 nm
Daniel Alan Payne Springfield IL 4 nm
Kenneth Wayne Smith Springfield IL 4 nm
Dennis Dwain Taft Springfield IL 4 nm
Douglas Craig Wilson Springfield IL 4 nm
Roger Leo Finnell Springfield IL 4 nm
John Thomas Mitchell Jr Springfield IL 4 nm
Todd Douglas Hayes Springfield IL 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Chris Robin Bron Springfield IL 4 nm
Gregory Scott Hannig Springfield IL 4 nm
Douglas Craig Wilson Springfield IL 4 nm
Douglas Edward Reynolds Springfield IL 4 nm
David Lee Hoos Springfield IL 4 nm
Patrick Keith Mchatton Springfield IL 4 nm
Matthew Bishop Donelan Springfield IL 4 nm
Michael Lee Clark Jr Springfield IL 4 nm
John Norman Abel Springfield IL 4 nm
Brent Charles Brady Springfield IL 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 26 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 39 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 72 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 78 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 84 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 84 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 112 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 131 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 140 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 143 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.