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 Franklin.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Franklin. 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 Franklin.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(184 miles [296.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(197 miles [317 km] to the north northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(199 miles [320.3 km] to the east)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(231 miles [371.8 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(64 miles [103 km] to the west northwest)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the south)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the south)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Zelmer Meml. Airpark (FAA ID: 5K1)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Jacksonville Muni. (ICAO: KIJX)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greater Beardstown Airport (FAA ID: K06)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Franklin), 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. |