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 Jacksonville.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Jacksonville. 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 Jacksonville.
Large Airports ...
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(121 miles [194.7 km] to the west)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(126 miles [202.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(148 miles [238.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(215 miles [346 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north)
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Omar N. Bradley Airport (FAA ID: MBY)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Macon - Fower Meml. (FAA ID: K89)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Salisbury Muni.
(23 miles [37 km] to the west southwest)
- Shelby Co. Airport (FAA ID: 6K2)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marceline Muni.
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Jacksonville), 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. |