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 Foster.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Foster. 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 Foster.
Large Airports ...
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the north)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(163 miles [262.3 km] to the west)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(227 miles [365.3 km] to the east)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(228 miles [366.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(236 miles [379.8 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Charles B. Wheeler Airport (MKC/KMKC)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the north)
- Joplin Rgnl. (JLN/KJLN)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the south)
- Forbes Fld. (FOE/KFOE)
(82 miles [132 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Airport (SGF/KSGF)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Butler Meml. (ICAO: KBUM)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada Muni. (FAA ID: NVD)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Fort Scott Muni. (ICAO: KFSK)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Lawrence Smith Meml. (FAA ID: LRY)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northeast)
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- Miami Co. Airport (FAA ID: K81)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osawatomie-Paola Muni.
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest)
- El Dorado Springs Meml. (FAA ID: 87K)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garnett Muni. (FAA ID: K68)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Inter-State Airport (FAA ID: MO29)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Foster), 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. |