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 Bristol.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Bristol. 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 Bristol.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the west)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(136 miles [218.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(165 miles [265.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(202 miles [325.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(213 miles [342.8 km] to the east)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(213 miles [342.8 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the east northeast)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Evansville Rgnl. (EVV/KEVV)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the southeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the north)
- Monroe Co. Airport (BMG/KBMG)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the east)
- Owensboro Rgnl. (OWB/KOWB)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Effingham County Meml. (ICAO: K1H2)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Flora Muni. (ICAO: KFOA)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Jasper Co. Flying Club Airport (FAA ID: 7LL3)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Salem - Leckrone Airport (ICAO: KSLO)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Olney - Noble Airport (ICAO: KOLY)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Vandalia Muni. (ICAO: KVLA)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shelby Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2H0)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Centralia Muni. (ICAO: KENL)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the southwest)
- FAirfield Muni. (ICAO: KFWC)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Greenville Airport (FAA ID: GRE)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Effingham County: www.co.effingham.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Bristol), 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. |