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 Gillespie.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from East Gillespie. 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 Gillespie.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(212 miles [341.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(214 miles [344.4 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(220 miles [354.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(229 miles [368.5 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the south)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Litchfield Muni. (ICAO: K3LF)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Hillsboro Muni. (FAA ID: 3K4)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- St. Louis Rgnl. (ALN/KALN)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zelmer Meml. Airpark (FAA ID: 5K1)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- St. Louis Metro-East Airport (FAA ID: 3K6)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shafer Metro East Airport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenville Airport (FAA ID: GRE)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Charles Co. Airport (ICAO: KSET)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Vandalia Muni. (ICAO: KVLA)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Taylorville Muni. (ICAO: KTAZ)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to East Gillespie), 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. |