About Nelson Airport
Nelson Airport is classified by OurAirports as a small airport serving Carlinville, Illinois. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier 8IS1. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 39.3083° N, 89.9929° W, with a published field elevation of 615 feet above mean sea level.
"Nelson Airport" is one of 528 public-use airports in Illinois, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Nelson Airport |
|---|---|
| Location | Carlinville, Illinois (IL) |
| City and state (page) | Carlinville, IL |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | 8IS1 |
| IATA code | Not assigned |
| ICAO code | Not assigned |
| Airport class | small_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 39.3083° N, 89.9929° W |
| Field elevation | 615 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
Nearby airports
If Nelson Airport doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killam Flying Service Airport | Hettick | IL | US-6545 / - |
small_airport |
| Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport | Palmyra | IL | K5K1 / - |
small_airport |
| Lindell Loveless Airport | Gillespie | IL | LL45 / - |
small_airport |
| Burns Field | Shippman | IL | US-12809 / - |
small_airport |
| Weidner Airport | Bunker Hill | IL | 4IS9 / - |
small_airport |
| Holzwarth Flying Service Airport | Virden | IL | 25IL / - |
small_airport |