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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 Columbus.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Columbus. 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 Columbus.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the south)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(185 miles [297.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(201 miles [323.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(204 miles [328.3 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(208 miles [334.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(221 miles [355.7 km] to the west)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the south)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pittsfield Penstone Muni. (ICAO: KPPQ)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greater Beardstown Airport (FAA ID: K06)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- GPS Coordinates: 39.973381, -90.403736<17>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Greater Beardstown Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Greater Beardstown Airport
- Mount Sterling Muni. (FAA ID: I63)
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- GPS Coordinates: 39.985389, -90.804139<18>
(These coordinates were provided by the FAA)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Mount Sterling Municipal Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Mount Sterling Muni.
- Jacksonville Muni. (ICAO: KIJX)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Columbus), 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. |
| <2> | GPS Coordinates for Lambert - Saint Louis International Airport:
Decimal: 38.74869, -90.370029
DDMMSS: 38° 44' 55", -90° 22' 12" |
| <3> | GPS Coordinates for Rockford International Airport:
Decimal: 42.19536, -89.097222
DDMMSS: 42° 11' 43", -89° 5' 49" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for Des Moines International Airport:
Decimal: 41.53397, -93.663083
DDMMSS: 41° 32' 2", -93° 39' 47" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for Midway International Airport:
Decimal: 41.78597, -87.752417
DDMMSS: 41° 47' 9", -87° 45' 8" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for O'Hare International Airport:
Decimal: 41.98164, -87.906671
DDMMSS: 41° 58' 53", -87° 54' 24" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for Kansas City International Airport:
Decimal: 39.29760, -94.713906
DDMMSS: 39° 17' 51", -94° 42' 50" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Quincy Regional Airport:
Decimal: 39.94285, -91.194584
DDMMSS: 39° 56' 34", -91° 11' 40" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for Southeast Iowa Regional Airport:
Decimal: 40.78322, -91.125506
DDMMSS: 40° 46' 59", -91° 7' 31" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Spirit of Saint Louis Airport:
Decimal: 38.66211, -90.652056
DDMMSS: 38° 39' 43", -90° 39' 7" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for Greater Peoria Regional Airport:
Decimal: 40.66420, -89.693258
DDMMSS: 40° 39' 51", -89° 41' 35" |
| <12> | GPS Coordinates for Saint Louis Downtown Airport:
Decimal: 38.57072, -90.156221
DDMMSS: 38° 34' 14", -90° 9' 22" |
| <13> | GPS Coordinates for Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport:
Decimal: 38.54516, -89.835194
DDMMSS: 38° 32' 42", -89° 50' 6" |
| <14> | GPS Coordinates for Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal Airport:
Decimal: 40.47711, -88.915917
DDMMSS: 40° 28' 37", -88° 54' 57" |
| <15> | GPS Coordinates for Columbia Regional Airport:
Decimal: 38.81809, -92.219629
DDMMSS: 38° 49' 5", -92° 13' 10" |
| <16> | GPS Coordinates for Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 39.63885, -90.778431
DDMMSS: 39° 38' 19", -90° 46' 42" |
| <17> | GPS Coordinates for Greater Beardstown Airport:
Decimal: 39.97338, -90.403736
DDMMSS: 39° 58' 24", -90° 24' 13" |
| <18> | GPS Coordinates for Mount Sterling Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 39.98538, -90.804139
DDMMSS: 39° 59' 7", -90° 48' 14" |
| <19> | GPS Coordinates for Jacksonville Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 39.77460, -90.238270
DDMMSS: 39° 46' 28", -90° 14' 17" |
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