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 Big Bend.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Big Bend. 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 Big Bend.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(229 miles [368.5 km] to the south)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(237 miles [381.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(247 miles [397.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(255 miles [410.4 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Waynesville - St. Robert Rgnl. (TBN/KTBN)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the north)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Springfield Airport (SGF/KSGF)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Rolla National Airport (RLA/KVIH)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Richland Muni. (FAA ID: MO1)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west southwest)
- Lee C. Fine Meml. (ICAO: KAIZ)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Linn State Technical College (FAA ID: 1H3)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Cuba Muni. (FAA ID: UBX)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east)
- Osage Bch. Airport (FAA ID: K15)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west)
- Eldon Model Airpark (FAA ID: H79)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camdenton Meml. (FAA ID: H21)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City Meml. (ICAO: KJEF)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north)
- Salem Meml. (FAA ID: K33)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Big Bend), 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. |