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 Lester.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Lester. 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 Lester.

Large Airports ...

Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the west)
- Official website: https://www.flystl.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: STL ICAO: KSTL
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Lambert - St. Louis Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(156 miles [251.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Official website: https://www.indianapolisairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: IND ICAO: KIND
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Indianapolis Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(180 miles [289.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Official website: https://www.flylouisville.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: SDF ICAO: KSDF
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Louisville Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(215 miles [346 km] to the north northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/midway/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MDW ICAO: KMDW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Midway Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
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- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
  (226 miles [363.7 km] to the north northeast)
  - Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: ORD ICAO: KORD
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for O'Hare Intl.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
  (232 miles [373.4 km] to the east)
  - Official website: https://www.cvgairport.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: CVG ICAO: KCVG
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Northern Kentucky Intl.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
  (234 miles [376.6 km] to the north)
  - Official website: https://www.flyrfd.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: RFD ICAO: KRFD
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Rockford Intl.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Official website: www.flymidamerica.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: BLV ICAO: KBLV
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Official website: https://www.stlouisdowntownairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KCPS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for St. Louis Downtown Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the west)
- Official website: https://www.spiritairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: SUS ICAO: KSUS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Spirit of St. Louis Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Official website: https://iflycu.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: CMI ICAO: KCMI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Willard Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
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- Evansville Rgnl. (EVV/KEVV)
  (94 miles [151.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Official website: https://flyevv.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: EVV ICAO: KEVV
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Evansville Rgnl.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
  (99 miles [159.3 km] to the east northeast)
  - Official website: https://huf.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KHUF
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Terre Haute Intl.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
  (113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southwest)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: CGI ICAO: KCGI
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Cape Girardeau Rgnl.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]

General Aviation Airports ...

Salem - Leckrone Airport (ICAO: KSLO)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KSLO
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Salem - Leckrone Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Vandalia Muni. (ICAO: KVLA)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KVLA
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Vandalia Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Centralia Muni. (ICAO: KENL)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KENL
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Centralia Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Greenville Airport (FAA ID: GRE)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Current Airport Weather for Greenville Airport
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- Flora Muni. (ICAO: KFOA)
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east southeast)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KFOA
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Flora Muni.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Effingham County Meml. (ICAO: K1H2)
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: K1H2
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Effingham County Meml.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Mount Vernon Airport (MVN/KMVN)
  (33 miles [53.1 km] to the south)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: MVN ICAO: KMVN
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Mount Vernon Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Hillsboro Muni. (FAA ID: 3K4)
  (34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Current Airport Weather for Hillsboro Muni.

Footnotes ...

<1>

When we are planning a trip (for example, to Lester), 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.