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 Durham.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Durham. 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 Durham.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(133 miles [214 km] to the south southeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(148 miles [238.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(151 miles [243 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(190 miles [305.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(197 miles [317 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the south)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the east)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the west southwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Burlington Muni.
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Madison Muni. (ICAO: KFSW)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Keokuk Muni. (ICAO: KEOK)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Macomb Muni. (ICAO: KMQB)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast)
- Mount Pleasant Muni. (ICAO: KMPZ)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Durham), 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. |