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 Saint Paul.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Saint Paul. 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 Saint Paul.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(123 miles [197.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(152 miles [244.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(197 miles [317 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(198 miles [318.7 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(204 miles [328.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(207 miles [333.1 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(59 miles [95 km] to the south southeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the north)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Fort Madison Muni. (ICAO: KFSW)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant Muni. (ICAO: KMPZ)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burlington Muni.
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keokuk Muni. (ICAO: KEOK)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Keosauqua Muni. (FAA ID: 6K9)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kahoka Muni. (FAA ID: 0H7)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest)
- FAirfield Muni. (ICAO: KFFL)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Saint Paul), 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. |