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 Charleston.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Charleston. 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 Charleston.
Large Airports ...
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the east)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(127 miles [204.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(160 miles [257.5 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(173 miles [278.4 km] to the north)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(46 miles [74 km] to the east)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Monroe Co. Airport (BMG/KBMG)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Coles County Meml. (MTO/KMTO)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Casey Muni. (FAA ID: 1H8)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola Airport (FAA ID: K96)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Edgar Co. Airport (ICAO: KPRG)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Effingham County Meml. (ICAO: K1H2)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Charleston), 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. |