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 Local.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Local. 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 Local.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(229 miles [368.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(232 miles [373.4 km] to the south)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(265 miles [426.5 km] to the east)
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(266 miles [428.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(266 miles [428.1 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- St. Clair Rgnl. (FAA ID: K39)
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Washington Meml. (FAA ID: FYG)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Creve Coeur Airport (FAA ID: 1H0)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Sullivan Rgnl. (FAA ID: UUV)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west southwest)
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- Washington Co. Airport (FAA ID: 8WC)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south)
- St. Charles Airport (FAA ID: 3SQ)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north)
- St. Charles Co. Airport (ICAO: KSET)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Farmington Rgnl. (ICAO: KFAM)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Local), 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. |