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 Joy Prairie.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Joy Prairie. 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 Joy Prairie.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the south)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(177 miles [284.9 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)
(212 miles [341.2 km] to the east)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(213 miles [342.8 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the south)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(87 miles [140 km] to the east northeast)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Jacksonville Muni. (ICAO: KIJX)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Greater Beardstown Airport (FAA ID: K06)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Pittsfield Penstone Muni. (ICAO: KPPQ)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Zelmer Meml. Airpark (FAA ID: 5K1)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Mount Sterling Muni. (FAA ID: I63)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the east)
- Havana Rgnl. (FAA ID: 9I0)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Joy Prairie), 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. |