Airports:

Springfield has an airport, but people flying with dogs, will most likely find flying into St. Louis, MO the best selection.

Springfield's Capital Airport, located just three miles northwest of Downtown Springfield, is operated by the Springfield Airport Authority and professional staff.

The Airport's physical facility includes a 24-hour FAA control tower, two paved 5,300 ft. lighted runways and one 8,000 ft. paved lighted runway with a 1,000 ft. overrun located on over 2,000 acres of land.

Airport tenants include the FAA, the Illinois Air National Guard, Illinois Division of Aeronautics and Garrett Aviation Services, while the terminal houses offices of the Airport Authority, Illinois State Police, a gift shop, a Subway restaurant, airline ticket offices, and auto rental desks.

Daily commercial flights are available from Air Wisconsin United Express (To Chicago O'Hare International, 4 Flights daily), American Airlines American Connection (To St. Louis, 10 Flights daily) and ATA (To Chicago Midway, 4 Flights each week day). Complete charter, aircraft repair and maintenance, and fuel services are available on-site, while more than 160 corporate and personal aircraft are based at the Airport.

Lambert-St Louis Intl Airport (STL)  
10701 Lambert International Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63145

Approximately 100 miles, 1 hour 46 minutes

Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD)
10000 Bessie Coleman Dr, Chicago, IL 60666

Approximately 200 miles, 3 hours 10 minutes

Highways:

Springfield, Illinois is situated at the convenient intersection of Interstates 55 (north-south corridor) and 72 (east-west corridor), providing easy access to Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis markets as well as Quincy, IL on the Mississippi River.