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 Salina.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Salina. 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 Salina.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(161 miles [259.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(176 miles [283.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(193 miles [310.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(194 miles [312.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(200 miles [321.9 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(41 miles [66 km] to the east southeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the north)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- FAirfield Muni. (ICAO: KFFL)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Washington Muni. (ICAO: KAWG)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Mount Pleasant Muni. (ICAO: KMPZ)
(18 miles [29 km] to the east southeast)
- Keosauqua Muni. (FAA ID: 6K9)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Ottumwa Industrial Airport (OTM/KOTM)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west)
- Oskaloosa Muni. (ICAO: KOOA)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Salina), 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. |