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 Jacob.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Jacob. 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 Jacob.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(82 miles [132 km] to the north northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(208 miles [334.7 km] to the east)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(221 miles [355.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(278 miles [447.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(294 miles [473.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(299 miles [481.2 km] to the west northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the south)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(87 miles [140 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Southern Illinois Airport (MDH/KMDH)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville Airport (FAA ID: PJY)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast)
- Perryville Muni. (FAA ID: K02)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Williamson County Rgnl. (MWA/KMWA)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sparta Community - Hunter Fld. (ICAO: KSAR)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Benton Muni. (FAA ID: H96)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Jacob), 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. |