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 Rust.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rust. 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 Rust.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(164 miles [263.9 km] to the east)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(177 miles [284.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(232 miles [373.4 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the south)
- Evansville Rgnl. (EVV/KEVV)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the east)
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
(69 miles [111 km] to the southwest)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(69 miles [111 km] to the northwest)
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- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Owensboro Rgnl. (OWB/KOWB)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Benton Muni. (FAA ID: H96)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gelfius Intl. (FAA ID: 27IS)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Harrisburg - Raleigh Airport (ICAO: KHSB)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson County Rgnl. (MWA/KMWA)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon Airport (MVN/KMVN)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Southern Illinois Airport (MDH/KMDH)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rust), 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. |