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 McKinley.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from McKinley. 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 McKinley.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(202 miles [325.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(206 miles [331.5 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(263 miles [423.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(269 miles [432.9 km] to the east northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(272 miles [437.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(274 miles [441 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
(69 miles [111 km] to the south)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Sparta Community - Hunter Fld. (ICAO: KSAR)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckneyville Airport (FAA ID: PJY)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Perryville Muni. (FAA ID: K02)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia Muni. (ICAO: KENL)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Southern Illinois Airport (MDH/KMDH)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Benton Muni. (FAA ID: H96)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east southeast)
- St. Louis Metro-East Airport (FAA ID: 3K6)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Shafer Metro East Airport
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Mount Vernon Airport (MVN/KMVN)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to McKinley), 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. |