Nearby Airports
Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Charleston.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Charleston. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Charleston.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(128 miles [206 km] to the west northwest)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(141 miles [226.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(190 miles [305.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(209 miles [336.4 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(211 miles [339.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(212 miles [341.2 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the north)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Keokuk Muni. (ICAO: KEOK)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Fort Madison Muni. (ICAO: KFSW)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Kahoka Muni. (FAA ID: 0H7)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant Muni. (ICAO: KMPZ)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Keosauqua Muni. (FAA ID: 6K9)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Burlington Muni.
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Howard Airport (FAA ID: MO82)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Charleston), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |