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 Orleans.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Orleans. 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 Orleans.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(69 miles [111 km] to the south southwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(178 miles [286.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(187 miles [300.9 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(192 miles [309 km] to the northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(201 miles [323.5 km] to the east)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(225 miles [362.1 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the south southwest)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the south)
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- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(82 miles [132 km] to the south)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Jacksonville Muni. (ICAO: KIJX)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Zelmer Meml. Airpark (FAA ID: 5K1)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Greater Beardstown Airport (FAA ID: K06)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Havana Rgnl. (FAA ID: 9I0)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield Penstone Muni. (ICAO: KPPQ)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Orleans), 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. |