69IL
David Gillespie Airport
David Gillespie Airport (69IL) is a general-aviation airfield serving Marseilles, Illinois. The field lies at 730 ft (223 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,600 ft (792 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Mitchell Restricted Landing Area Airport (67IL), 1 nm ESE.
David Gillespie Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 730 ft (223 m)
- Coordinates
- 41.3649, -88.6778
- Serving
- Marseilles
- Region
- Illinois
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 2,600 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 18 points 180° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,600 ft792 m | 145 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.