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 Ripley.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Ripley. 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 Ripley.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the south)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(169 miles [272 km] to the north northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(189 miles [304.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(193 miles [310.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(196 miles [315.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(222 miles [357.3 km] to the west)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(225 miles [362.1 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the south)
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- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the north)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Mount Sterling Muni. (FAA ID: I63)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Greater Beardstown Airport (FAA ID: K06)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Pittsfield Penstone Muni. (ICAO: KPPQ)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Jacksonville Muni. (ICAO: KIJX)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ripley), 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. |