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 Dowell.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Dowell. 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 Dowell.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(82 miles [132 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the east)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(200 miles [321.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(258 miles [415.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(277 miles [445.8 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(287 miles [461.9 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southeast)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville Rgnl. (EVV/KEVV)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pinckneyville Airport (FAA ID: PJY)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Southern Illinois Airport (MDH/KMDH)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Williamson County Rgnl. (MWA/KMWA)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Muni. (FAA ID: H96)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Sparta Community - Hunter Fld. (ICAO: KSAR)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Dowell), 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. |