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 Chester.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Chester. 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 Chester.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(222 miles [357.3 km] to the east)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(226 miles [363.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(280 miles [450.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(288 miles [463.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(289 miles [465.1 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the north)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(82 miles [132 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Perryville Muni. (FAA ID: K02)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta Community - Hunter Fld. (ICAO: KSAR)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Pinckneyville Airport (FAA ID: PJY)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Southern Illinois Airport (MDH/KMDH)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Fredericktown Rgnl. (FAA ID: H88)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Rgnl. (ICAO: KFAM)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Chester), 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. |