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 Old Ripley.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Old Ripley. 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 Old Ripley.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(184 miles [296.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(213 miles [342.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(221 miles [355.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(229 miles [368.5 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(230 miles [370.1 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Greenville Airport (FAA ID: GRE)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east southeast)
- St. Louis Metro-East Airport (FAA ID: 3K6)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shafer Metro East Airport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Muni. (FAA ID: 3K4)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Litchfield Muni. (ICAO: K3LF)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Vandalia Muni. (ICAO: KVLA)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east northeast)
- St. Louis Rgnl. (ALN/KALN)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Old Ripley), 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. |