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 Carbon Center.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Carbon Center. 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 Carbon Center.
Large Airports ...
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(153 miles [246.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the west)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(219 miles [352.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(239 miles [384.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(243 miles [391.1 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Joplin Rgnl. (JLN/KJLN)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the south)
- Charles B. Wheeler Airport (MKC/KMKC)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the north)
- Springfield Airport (SGF/KSGF)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forbes Fld. (FOE/KFOE)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Nevada Muni. (FAA ID: NVD)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Butler Meml. (ICAO: KBUM)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- El Dorado Springs Meml. (FAA ID: 87K)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Scott Muni. (ICAO: KFSK)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola Muni. (FAA ID: 3MO)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Carbon Center), 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. |