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 Austin.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Austin. 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 Austin.
Large Airports ...
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(59 miles [95 km] to the north northwest)
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(180 miles [289.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(210 miles [338 km] to the north northwest)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(211 miles [339.6 km] to the north)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(212 miles [341.2 km] to the east)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Charles B. Wheeler Airport (MKC/KMKC)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Forbes Fld. (FOE/KFOE)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Joplin Rgnl. (JLN/KJLN)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the south)
- Springfield Airport (SGF/KSGF)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lawrence Smith Meml. (FAA ID: LRY)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Butler Meml. (ICAO: KBUM)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Inter-State Airport (FAA ID: MO29)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Raymore Intl.
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- State Line Airpark
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Lee's Summit Muni. (ICAO: KLXT)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north)
- McComas - Lees Summit Muni.
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north)
- Skyhaven Airport (ICAO: KRCM)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County Exec. (TUJ/KOJC)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miami Co. Airport (FAA ID: K81)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west)
- Osawatomie-Paola Muni.
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Austin), 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. |