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 Jacksonville.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Jacksonville. 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 Jacksonville.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the south)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(179 miles [288.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(196 miles [315.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(208 miles [334.7 km] to the east)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(218 miles [350.8 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southwest)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Jacksonville Muni. (ICAO: KIJX)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greater Beardstown Airport (FAA ID: K06)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north northwest)
- Zelmer Meml. Airpark (FAA ID: 5K1)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Pittsfield Penstone Muni. (ICAO: KPPQ)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Havana Rgnl. (FAA ID: 9I0)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Mount Sterling Muni. (FAA ID: I63)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Jacksonville), 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. |