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 Detroit.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Detroit. 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 Detroit.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(195 miles [313.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(204 miles [328.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(213 miles [342.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(216 miles [347.6 km] to the west)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(218 miles [350.8 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the south)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pittsfield Penstone Muni. (ICAO: KPPQ)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west northwest)
- Jacksonville Muni. (ICAO: KIJX)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Mount Sterling Muni. (FAA ID: I63)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Greater Beardstown Airport (FAA ID: K06)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Bowling Green Muni. (FAA ID: H19)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Zelmer Meml. Airpark (FAA ID: 5K1)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Hannibal Rgnl. (ICAO: KHAE)
(41 miles [66 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Detroit), 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. |