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 Palmer.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Palmer. 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 Palmer.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(182 miles [292.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(189 miles [304.2 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(216 miles [347.6 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the north)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Taylorville Muni. (ICAO: KTAZ)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro Muni. (FAA ID: 3K4)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Litchfield Muni. (ICAO: K3LF)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2H0)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Zelmer Meml. Airpark (FAA ID: 5K1)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west)
- Vandalia Muni. (ICAO: KVLA)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Palmer), 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. |