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 Poplar Ridge.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Poplar Ridge. 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 Poplar Ridge.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(200 miles [321.9 km] to the east)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(216 miles [347.6 km] to the northeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(271 miles [436.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(294 miles [473.1 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the north northwest)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville Rgnl. (EVV/KEVV)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Southern Illinois Airport (MDH/KMDH)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County Rgnl. (MWA/KMWA)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville Airport (FAA ID: PJY)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Perryville Muni. (FAA ID: K02)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Benton Muni. (FAA ID: H96)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta Community - Hunter Fld. (ICAO: KSAR)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Poplar Ridge), 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. |