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 Mechanicsburg.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Mechanicsburg. 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 Mechanicsburg.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(161 miles [259.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(164 miles [263.9 km] to the east)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(165 miles [265.5 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the north northeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(207 miles [333.1 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southwest)
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- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the west)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Taylorville Muni. (ICAO: KTAZ)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Mechanicsburg), 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. |