# Ben Emge Airport (2IL7)

**Ben Emge Airport** (FAA: 2IL7) is a small airport in Belleville, Illinois, United States. It opened in Aug 1961. It has one runway, 2,500 ft (762 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/2il7

## At a glance

- FAA: 2IL7
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Belleville, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Aug 1961
- Elevation: 551 ft / 168 m
- Coordinates: 38.5153, -90.0279
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 ft / 762 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61667463
- Weather station: KCPS
- Ident: 2IL7

## Timeline

- Aug 1961: Ben Emge Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 ft / 762 m | =20,464 of 29,858 | =9,064 in North America | =7,805 in US |
| Elevation | 551 ft / 168 m | =26,193 of 43,403 | =12,560 in North America | =10,484 in US |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =3,230 in North America | =3,154 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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- [CPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcps.md) St Louis Downtown Airport · 7.9 mi / 13 km
- [1IL4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1il4.md) Flight Park Inc Airport · 8.7 mi / 14 km
- [BLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kblv.md) Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [7IS9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7is9.md) King Airport · 12 mi / 19 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/2il7/data