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 Royal Lakes.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Royal Lakes. 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 Royal Lakes.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(199 miles [320.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(217 miles [349.2 km] to the north)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(218 miles [350.8 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(225 miles [362.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(236 miles [379.8 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the south)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(87 miles [140 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- St. Louis Rgnl. (ALN/KALN)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Litchfield Muni. (ICAO: K3LF)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Zelmer Meml. Airpark (FAA ID: 5K1)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- St. Louis Metro-East Airport (FAA ID: 3K6)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shafer Metro East Airport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Hillsboro Muni. (FAA ID: 3K4)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- St. Charles Co. Airport (ICAO: KSET)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest)
- St. Charles Airport (FAA ID: 3SQ)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Royal Lakes), 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. |