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 Shafter.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Shafter. 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 Shafter.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(161 miles [259.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(194 miles [312.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(205 miles [329.9 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(215 miles [346 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(219 miles [352.4 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the southwest)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(82 miles [132 km] to the west southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the north)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Vandalia Muni. (ICAO: KVLA)
(Less than 2 miles to the south southeast)
- Greenville Airport (FAA ID: GRE)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Muni. (FAA ID: 3K4)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Salem - Leckrone Airport (ICAO: KSLO)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Litchfield Muni. (ICAO: K3LF)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Shelby Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2H0)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Centralia Muni. (ICAO: KENL)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south)
- Effingham County Meml. (ICAO: K1H2)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Shafter), 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. |