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 Central City.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Central City. 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 Central City.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(185 miles [297.7 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(235 miles [378.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(242 miles [389.5 km] to the east)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(245 miles [394.3 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the west)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the west)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(82 miles [132 km] to the west)
- Evansville Rgnl. (EVV/KEVV)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the south)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Centralia Muni. (ICAO: KENL)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem - Leckrone Airport (ICAO: KSLO)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon Airport (MVN/KMVN)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville Airport (FAA ID: GRE)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Vandalia Muni. (ICAO: KVLA)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Central City), 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. |