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 Akin.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Akin. 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 Akin.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(164 miles [263.9 km] to the east)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(177 miles [284.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(232 miles [373.4 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(64 miles [103 km] to the south)
- Evansville Rgnl. (EVV/KEVV)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the east)
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
(69 miles [111 km] to the southwest)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the northwest)
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- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Owensboro Rgnl. (OWB/KOWB)
(87 miles [140 km] to the east)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(113 miles [181.9 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Benton Muni. (FAA ID: H96)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gelfius Intl. (FAA ID: 27IS)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Harrisburg - Raleigh Airport (ICAO: KHSB)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson County Rgnl. (MWA/KMWA)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon Airport (MVN/KMVN)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Akin), 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. |