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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 Rice.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rice. 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 Rice.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the northwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(196 miles [315.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(197 miles [317 km] to the east)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(261 miles [420 km] to the east northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(262 miles [421.6 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(272 miles [437.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(276 miles [444.2 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the south)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pinckneyville Airport (FAA ID: PJY)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- GPS Coordinates: 37.977884, -89.360449<14>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Pinckneyville - Du Quoin Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Pinckneyville Airport
- Sparta Community - Hunter Fld. (ICAO: KSAR)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Centralia Muni. (ICAO: KENL)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Muni. (FAA ID: H96)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast)
- GPS Coordinates: 38.006751, -88.934415<17>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Benton Municipal Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Benton Muni.
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mount Vernon Airport (MVN/KMVN)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Southern Illinois Airport (MDH/KMDH)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Perryville Muni. (FAA ID: K02)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest)
- GPS Coordinates: 37.868667, -89.862139<20>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Perryville Municipal Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Perryville Muni.
- Williamson County Rgnl. (MWA/KMWA)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rice), 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. |
| <2> | GPS Coordinates for Lambert - Saint Louis International Airport:
Decimal: 38.74869, -90.370029
DDMMSS: 38° 44' 55", -90° 22' 12" |
| <3> | GPS Coordinates for Indianapolis International Airport:
Decimal: 39.71729, -86.294661
DDMMSS: 39° 43' 2", -86° 17' 40" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for Louisville International Airport:
Decimal: 38.17408, -85.736499
DDMMSS: 38° 10' 26", -85° 44' 11" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport:
Decimal: 39.04883, -84.667822
DDMMSS: 39° 2' 55", -84° 40' 4" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for Midway International Airport:
Decimal: 41.78597, -87.752417
DDMMSS: 41° 47' 9", -87° 45' 8" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for O'Hare International Airport:
Decimal: 41.98164, -87.906671
DDMMSS: 41° 58' 53", -87° 54' 24" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Rockford International Airport:
Decimal: 42.19536, -89.097222
DDMMSS: 42° 11' 43", -89° 5' 49" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport:
Decimal: 38.54516, -89.835194
DDMMSS: 38° 32' 42", -89° 50' 6" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Saint Louis Downtown Airport:
Decimal: 38.57072, -90.156221
DDMMSS: 38° 34' 14", -90° 9' 22" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for Cape Girardeau Regional Airport:
Decimal: 37.22531, -89.570752
DDMMSS: 37° 13' 31", -89° 34' 14" |
| <12> | GPS Coordinates for Spirit of Saint Louis Airport:
Decimal: 38.66211, -90.652056
DDMMSS: 38° 39' 43", -90° 39' 7" |
| <13> | GPS Coordinates for Barkley Regional Airport:
Decimal: 37.06028, -88.772958
DDMMSS: 37° 3' 37", -88° 46' 22" |
| <14> | GPS Coordinates for Pinckneyville - Du Quoin Airport:
Decimal: 37.97788, -89.360449
DDMMSS: 37° 58' 40", -89° 21' 37" |
| <15> | GPS Coordinates for Sparta Community - Hunter Field:
Decimal: 38.14894, -89.698778
DDMMSS: 38° 8' 56", -89° 41' 55" |
| <16> | GPS Coordinates for Centralia Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 38.51508, -89.091139
DDMMSS: 38° 30' 54", -89° 5' 28" |
| <17> | GPS Coordinates for Benton Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 38.00675, -88.934415
DDMMSS: 38° 0' 24", -88° 56' 3" |
| <18> | GPS Coordinates for Mount Vernon Airport:
Decimal: 38.32336, -88.858500
DDMMSS: 38° 19' 24", -88° 51' 30" |
| <19> | GPS Coordinates for Southern Illinois Airport:
Decimal: 37.77809, -89.252031
DDMMSS: 37° 46' 41", -89° 15' 7" |
| <20> | GPS Coordinates for Perryville Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 37.86866, -89.862139
DDMMSS: 37° 52' 7", -89° 51' 43" |
| <21> | GPS Coordinates for Williamson County Regional Airport:
Decimal: 37.75497, -89.011083
DDMMSS: 37° 45' 17", -89° 0' 39" |
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