Nonstop flight route between Springfield, Illinois, United States and Crestview, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI), Springfield, Illinois, United States and Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI), Crestview, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 660 miles (or 1,061 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport and Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPI / KSPI |
Airport Name: | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport |
Location: | Springfield, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°50'39"N by 89°40'41"W |
Area Served: | Springfield, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | Springfield Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 598 feet (182 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SPI |
More Information: | SPI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EGI / KEGI |
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Location: | Crestview, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°39'1"N by 86°31'22"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EGI |
More Information: | EGI Maps & Info |
Facts about Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI):
- Allegiant Air is the only airline with mainline jets, McDonnell Douglas MD-80s.
- The airport was served by Ozark Airlines with Douglas DC-9s and Fairchild Hiller FH-227s to St.
- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,013 miles (17,724 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport's relatively low elevation of 598 feet, planes can take off or land at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The 183 FW remains in place at Capital Airport AGS minus a flying mission while the U.S.
- The closest airport to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) is Decatur Airport (DEC), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of SPI.
Facts about Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI):
- In 1992, the 919 SOG was re-designated as the 919th Special Operations Wing, the designation it currently retains today.
- The closest airport to Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) is Bob Sikes Airport (CEW), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) N of EGI.
- In 1960 and 1961, in preparation for the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Duke Field was host to 'sanitized' Douglas C-54s and Curtiss C-46s used for transporting personnel, armaments and supplies between US bases such as Homestead AFB and Opa-locka Airport and CIA-run bases in Guatemala and latterly Nicaragua.
- Duke Field, also known as Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field #3, is a military airport located three miles south of the central business district of Crestview, in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
- In addition to being known as "Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3", another name for EGI is "Duke Field".
- Although technically part of the larger nearby Eglin Air Force Base complex, today Duke Field is essentially a small air force base in its own right.
- Between August and October 1970, during the Vietnam War, the Joint Contingency Task Group used AFROTC facilities at Duke Field to house US Army Special Forces troops involved in Operation Ivory Coast, a mission to rescue prisoners of war at Sơn Tây, North Vietnam.
- The furthest airport from Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,172 miles (17,980 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.