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 Water Valley.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Water Valley. 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 Water Valley.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(192 miles [309 km] to the east northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(215 miles [346 km] to the northeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(264 miles [424.9 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the north northwest)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(87 miles [140 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Southern Illinois Airport (MDH/KMDH)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Williamson County Rgnl. (MWA/KMWA)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Pinckneyville Airport (FAA ID: PJY)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Benton Muni. (FAA ID: H96)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Cairo Rgnl. (ICAO: KCIR)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south)
- Metropolis Muni. (ICAO: KM30)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Water Valley), 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. |