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 Kings Lake.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Kings Lake. 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 Kings Lake.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(213 miles [342.8 km] to the west)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(229 miles [368.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(232 miles [373.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(244 miles [392.7 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(250 miles [402.3 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(46 miles [74 km] to the southeast)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north northwest)
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- St. Charles Co. Airport (ICAO: KSET)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast)
- St. Charles Airport (FAA ID: 3SQ)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Creve Coeur Airport (FAA ID: 1H0)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Bowling Green Muni. (FAA ID: H19)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Washington Meml. (FAA ID: FYG)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southwest)
- St. Louis Rgnl. (ALN/KALN)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Pittsfield Penstone Muni. (ICAO: KPPQ)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Kings Lake), 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. |