KSPI — Abraham Lincoln Capital
Springfield, IL · field elevation 598 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
KSPI current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSPI 111152Z 22006KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02560228 10272 20250 55002
- Wind
- from 220° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 23 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,985 ft · pressure altitude 588 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 220° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 6 kt head | — |
| 31 | — | 6 kt from the left |
| 13 | — | 6 kt from the right |
| 04 | 6 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 32,000–32,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KSPI 111120Z 1112/1212 21007KT P6SM SCT150 FM111400 23012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN120 FM120000 VRB06KT P6SM SCT220
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 39.84461, -89.67756
- Elevation
- 598 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1107Z / 0100Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-2200
- Magnetic variation
- -1° (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,J8
- Sectional
- St Louis
- County
- Sangamon, IL
Airport diagram
Everything else KSPI publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 8,001 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 13/31 | 7,399 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 127.65
- Tower 0600-2200
- 121.3
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 121.7
- CTAF
- 121.3
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 126.15
- Approach
- 132.575
Published procedures
- 13 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS), VOR, VOR/DME
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KAAA Logan County25 nm
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- KPIA General Downing - Peoria Intl49 nm
- KBMI Central Il Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal52 nm
- KALN St Louis Rgnl60 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSPI airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Illinois airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.