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 Douglas.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Douglas. 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 Douglas.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(216 miles [347.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(230 miles [370.1 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(260 miles [418.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(261 miles [420 km] to the west northwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(264 miles [424.9 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(268 miles [431.3 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Shafer Metro East Airport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast)
- St. Louis Metro-East Airport (FAA ID: 3K6)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast)
- Sparta Community - Hunter Fld. (ICAO: KSAR)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- St. Louis Rgnl. (ALN/KALN)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Creve Coeur Airport (FAA ID: 1H0)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville Muni. (FAA ID: K02)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south)
- St. Charles Airport (FAA ID: 3SQ)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Charles Co. Airport (ICAO: KSET)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Douglas), 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. |