8IS1
Nelson Airport
Nelson Airport (8IS1) is a general-aviation airfield serving Carlinville, Illinois. The field lies at 615 ft (187 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 3,200 ft (975 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1), 7 nm N.
Movements are not attributed to this field. The nearest Alārium counts traffic for is St Louis Regional Airport (ALN), 25 nm S.
Location
- Elevation
- 615 ft (187 m)
- Coordinates
- 39.3083, -89.9929
- Serving
- Carlinville
- Region
- Illinois
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 3,200 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 09 points 90° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,200 ft975 m | 80 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- K3LFLitchfield Municipal Airport · 17 nm ESE
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 12
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.