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 Heady.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Heady. 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 Heady.
Large Airports ...
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(150 miles [241.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(161 miles [259.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(188 miles [302.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(194 miles [312.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(223 miles [358.9 km] to the west)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(248 miles [399.1 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Springfield Airport (SGF/KSGF)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Branson Meml. (ICAO: KBBG)
(59 miles [95 km] to the south)
- Joplin Rgnl. (JLN/KJLN)
(64 miles [103 km] to the west southwest)
- Waynesville - St. Robert Rgnl. (TBN/KTBN)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Boone Co. Airport (HRO/KHRO)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the south)
- Northwest Arkansas Rgnl. (ICAO: KXNA)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Downtown Airport (FAA ID: 3DW)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Bolivar Muni. (FAA ID: M17)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Muni. (FAA ID: H17)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton Muni. (FAA ID: MO3)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Heady), 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. |