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 Manchester.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Manchester. 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 Manchester.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the south)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(194 miles [312.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(205 miles [329.9 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(210 miles [338 km] to the northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(214 miles [344.4 km] to the east)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(222 miles [357.3 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)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southwest)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the south)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the south southeast)
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- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Jacksonville Muni. (ICAO: KIJX)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Zelmer Meml. Airpark (FAA ID: 5K1)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Pittsfield Penstone Muni. (ICAO: KPPQ)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Greater Beardstown Airport (FAA ID: K06)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Manchester), 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. |