# Gelfius International Airport (27IS)

**Gelfius International Airport** (FAA: 27IS) is a small airport in Dahlgren, Illinois, United States. It opened in Feb 1987. It has one runway, 1,800 ft (549 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/27is

## At a glance

- FAA: 27IS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Dahlgren, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Feb 1987
- Elevation: 530 ft / 162 m
- Coordinates: 38.1489, -88.6703
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,800 ft / 549 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35259577
- Weather station: KMVN
- Ident: 27IS

## Timeline

- Feb 1987: Gelfius International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 1,800 ft / 549 m | 70 ft / 21 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,800 ft / 549 m | =26,165 of 29,858 | =12,889 in North America | =11,401 in US |
| Elevation | 530 ft / 162 m | =26,582 of 43,403 | =12,735 in North America | =10,643 in US |
| Age | Opened 1987 | =9,153 of 15,079 | =6,972 in North America | =6,861 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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- [MVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmvn.md) Mount Vernon Outland Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/27is/data