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 East Alton.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from East Alton. 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 East Alton.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(211 miles [339.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(234 miles [376.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(235 miles [378.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(241 miles [387.9 km] to the east)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(243 miles [391.1 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- St. Louis Rgnl. (ALN/KALN)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Charles Co. Airport (ICAO: KSET)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest)
- St. Louis Metro-East Airport (FAA ID: 3K6)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Shafer Metro East Airport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- St. Charles Airport (FAA ID: 3SQ)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Creve Coeur Airport (FAA ID: 1H0)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Litchfield Muni. (ICAO: K3LF)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to East Alton), 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. |