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 Denver.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Denver. 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 Denver.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(158 miles [254.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(202 miles [325.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(203 miles [326.7 km] to the west southwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(203 miles [326.7 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the west)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Keokuk Muni. (ICAO: KEOK)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sterling Muni. (FAA ID: I63)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Madison Muni. (ICAO: KFSW)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Macomb Muni. (ICAO: KMQB)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Lewis County Rgnl. (FAA ID: 6M6)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Kahoka Muni. (FAA ID: 0H7)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Burlington Muni.
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north)
- Hannibal Rgnl. (ICAO: KHAE)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Greater Beardstown Airport (FAA ID: K06)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Denver), 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. |