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 Upper Alton.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Upper Alton. 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 Upper Alton.

Large Airports ...

Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Official website: https://www.flystl.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: STL ICAO: KSTL
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Lambert - St. Louis Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(213 miles [342.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Official website: https://www.indianapolisairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: IND ICAO: KIND
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Indianapolis Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(233 miles [375 km] to the north northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flyrfd.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: RFD ICAO: KRFD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Rockford Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(235 miles [378.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/midway/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MDW ICAO: KMDW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Midway Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Continue List (3 more) ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
  (242 miles [389.5 km] to the north northeast)
  - Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: ORD ICAO: KORD
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for O'Hare Intl.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
  (243 miles [391.1 km] to the east)
  - Official website: https://www.flylouisville.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: SDF ICAO: KSDF
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Louisville Intl.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
  (245 miles [394.3 km] to the west)
  - Official website: https://www.flykci.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: MCI ICAO: KMCI
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Kansas City Intl.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Official website: https://www.stlouisdowntownairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KCPS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for St. Louis Downtown Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Official website: www.flymidamerica.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: BLV ICAO: KBLV
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Official website: https://www.spiritairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: SUS ICAO: KSUS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Spirit of St. Louis Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

General Aviation Airports ...

St. Louis Rgnl. (ALN/KALN)
(5 miles [8 km] to the east southeast)
- Official website: https://stlouisregional.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: ALN ICAO: KALN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for St. Louis Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
St. Charles Co. Airport (ICAO: KSET)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KSET
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for St. Charles Co. Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
St. Charles Airport (FAA ID: 3SQ)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Current Airport Weather for St. Charles Airport
St. Louis Metro-East Airport (FAA ID: 3K6)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Current Airport Weather for St. Louis Metro-East Airport
Continue List (3 more) ...
- Shafer Metro East Airport
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Shafer Metro East Airport
- Creve Coeur Airport (FAA ID: 1H0)
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west southwest)
  - Current Airport Weather for Creve Coeur Airport
- Litchfield Muni. (ICAO: K3LF)
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: K3LF
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Litchfield Muni.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]

Footnotes ...

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When we are planning a trip (for example, to Upper Alton), 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.