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 Carthage.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Carthage. 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 Carthage.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(122 miles [196.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(152 miles [244.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(162 miles [260.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(199 miles [320.3 km] to the east northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(199 miles [320.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(204 miles [328.3 km] to the west southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Keokuk Muni. (ICAO: KEOK)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Fort Madison Muni. (ICAO: KFSW)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Burlington Muni.
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Macomb Muni. (ICAO: KMQB)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Kahoka Muni. (FAA ID: 0H7)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lewis County Rgnl. (FAA ID: 6M6)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling Muni. (FAA ID: I63)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Carthage), 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. |