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 Leta.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Leta. 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 Leta.

Large Airports ...

• Kansas City Intl.   (MCI/KMCI)
  (74 miles [119.1 km] to the west)
  • Official website: https://www.flykci.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MCI       ICAO: KMCI
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Kansas City Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Des Moines Intl.   (DSM/KDSM)
  (150 miles [241.4 km] to the north)
  • Official website: https://www.dsmairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: DSM       ICAO: KDSM
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Des Moines Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Lambert - St. Louis Intl.   (STL/KSTL)
  (164 miles [263.9 km] to the east southeast)
  • Official website: https://www.flystl.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: STL       ICAO: KSTL
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Lambert - St. Louis Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Eppley Airfield   (OMA/KOMA)
  (189 miles [304.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Official website: https://www.flyoma.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: OMA       ICAO: KOMA
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Eppley Airfield
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

• Kirksville Rgnl.   (IRK/KIRK)
  (64 miles [103 km] to the northeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: IRK       ICAO: KIRK
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Kirksville Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Charles B. Wheeler Airport   (MKC/KMKC)
  (69 miles [111 km] to the west southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.flymkc.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MKC       ICAO: KMKC
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Charles B. Wheeler Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Columbia Rgnl.   (COU/KCOU)
  (70 miles [112.7 km] to the east southeast)
  • Official website: https://www.flycou.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: COU       ICAO: KCOU
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Columbia Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Marshall Meml. Muni.   (FAA ID: MHL)
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Marshall Meml. Muni.
• Salisbury Muni.  
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Current Airport Weather for Salisbury Muni.
• Higginsville Industrial Muni.   (FAA ID: HIG)
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Higginsville Industrial Muni.
• Chillicothe Muni.   (ICAO: KCHT)
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KCHT
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Chillicothe Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Marceline Muni.  
    (32 miles [51.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Marceline Muni.
  • North Central Missouri Rgnl.   (FAA ID: MO8)
    (32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for North Central Missouri Rgnl.
  • Lexington Muni.   (FAA ID: 4K3)
    (33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest)
    • Current Airport Weather for Lexington Muni.
  • Boonville Muni.  
    (40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Boonville Muni.