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 Reader.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Reader. 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 Reader.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(201 miles [323.5 km] to the east)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(205 miles [329.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(209 miles [336.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(215 miles [346 km] to the north northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(244 miles [392.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(244 miles [392.7 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the south)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the south)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the north)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Zelmer Meml. Airpark (FAA ID: 5K1)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Litchfield Muni. (ICAO: K3LF)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east southeast)
- St. Louis Rgnl. (ALN/KALN)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- St. Charles Co. Airport (ICAO: KSET)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Hillsboro Muni. (FAA ID: 3K4)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Jacksonville Muni. (ICAO: KIJX)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northwest)
- St. Charles Airport (FAA ID: 3SQ)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Reader), 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. |