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 Francis.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Francis. 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 Francis.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(148 miles [238.2 km] to the east)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(170 miles [273.6 km] to the northeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(219 miles [352.4 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Evansville Rgnl. (EVV/KEVV)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the east)
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Owensboro Rgnl. (OWB/KOWB)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the east)
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(87 miles [140 km] to the west northwest)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Harrisburg - Raleigh Airport (ICAO: KHSB)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gelfius Intl. (FAA ID: 27IS)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carmi Muni. (FAA ID: CUL)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Muni. (FAA ID: H96)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mount Vernon Muni.
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the east)
- Williamson County Rgnl. (MWA/KMWA)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west southwest)
- FAirfield Muni. (ICAO: KFWC)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north)
- Sturgis Muni. (ICAO: KTWT)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon Airport (MVN/KMVN)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Francis), 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. |