Powered Parachute Flying at Sunset

Denny McKay on his first solo powered parachute flight in Greenville, IL.

Photograph by Roy Beisswenger

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Easy Flight Powered Parachutes, Greenville, IL

 Directions to Easy Flight and the Greenville, Illinois Airport!

All training and most flight operations take place at the Greenville Municipal Airport just south of Greenville, Illinois on Route 127. The airport is about 50 freeway miles from downtown St. Louis.

To get there take exit 45 off of Interstate 70. Take Illinois Highway 127 South about 3 miles and you will see the airport on your right hand side.

Directions from St. Louis and West St. Louis County

Take any interstate downtown and cross the Mississippi into Illinois. Follow the signs to Interstate 70 East. This will mean staying in the left lanes until you are on I-55/70.

Take I-55/70 East until just past the Troy exit. After Troy, Interstates 55 and 70 split and you want to stay on I-70. I-70 exits to the right off of I-55.

Continue East until you reach Exit 45, the second Greenville Exit. It is also the exit to Highway 127 and Carlyle Lake.

When you get off of the exit, you will want to turn left (south) onto Highway 127.

Travel about three miles and you will see the airport on your right hand side. There will be a sign at the airport entrance announcing the "Greenville Municipal Airport".

Drive straight forward to the visitor parking and check inside the brick terminal building for your friendly Easy Flight representative.

Directions from North St. Louis County and St. Charles County

Take Interstate 270 North (East) and cross the Mississippi at the Chain of Rocks Bridge. Stay on I-270 until you reach I-70 East.

Take I-70 East until you reach Exit 45, the second Greenville Exit. It is also the exit to Highway 127 and Carlyle Lake.

When you get off of the exit, you will want to turn left (south) onto Highway 127.

Travel about three miles and you will see the airport on your right hand side. There will be a sign at the airport entrance announcing the "Greenville Municipal Airport".

Drive straight forward to the visitor parking and check inside the brick terminal building for your friendly Easy Flight representative.

 

Directions From South St. Louis County

Take Interstate 270-255 and cross the Mississippi into Illinois. Follow Interstate 255 to Interstate 55/70. Go East on I-55/70.

Take I-55/70 East until just past the Troy exit. After Troy, Interstates 55 and 70 split and you want to stay on I-70. I-70 exits to the right off of I-55.

Continue East until you reach Exit 45, the second Greenville Exit. It is also the exit to Highway 127 and Carlyle Lake.

When you get off of the exit, you will want to turn left (south) onto Highway 127.

Travel about three miles and you will see the airport on your right hand side. There will be a sign at the airport entrance announcing the "Greenville Municipal Airport".

Drive straight forward to the visitor parking and check inside the brick terminal building for your friendly Easy Flight representative.

Directions From Lambert Airport in St. Louis

Leave the Airport and go East on Interstate 70.

Take I-70 to I-170 North.

Drive up I-170 North until you reach I-270.

Take Interstate 270 North (East) and cross the Mississippi at the Chain of Rocks Bridge. Stay on I-270 until you reach I-70 East.

Take I-70 East until you reach Exit 45, the second Greenville Exit. It is also the exit to Highway 127 and Carlyle Lake.

When you get off of the exit, you will want to turn left (south) onto Highway 127.

Travel about three miles and you will see the airport on your right hand side. There will be a sign at the airport entrance announcing the "Greenville Municipal Airport".

Drive straight forward to the visitor parking and check inside the brick terminal building for your friendly Easy Flight representative.

Directions For Flying into Greenville, Illinois

Greenville Airport is a high service airport offering a 4,000 foot hard surface black top runway with a 3,300 foot grass cross-runway.

Greenville has 100LL, auto, and jet fuel with an after hours credit card payment system.

You will find the Greenville Airport as GRE on your sectional. The Unicom Frequency as of May 31, 2004 is 123.05

The Rainbow House in Greenville, IL

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Map to Easy Flight Powered Parachutes and the Greenville Airport

Map to Easy Flight Powered Parachutes and the Greenville Airport