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 Main City.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Main City. 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 Main City.
Large Airports ...
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the north)
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(170 miles [273.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(175 miles [281.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(207 miles [333.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(214 miles [344.4 km] to the north)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(223 miles [358.9 km] to the east)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Charles B. Wheeler Airport (MKC/KMKC)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the north)
- Forbes Fld. (FOE/KFOE)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Joplin Rgnl. (JLN/KJLN)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the south)
- Springfield Airport (SGF/KSGF)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lawrence Smith Meml. (FAA ID: LRY)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Meml. (ICAO: KBUM)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Inter-State Airport (FAA ID: MO29)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Raymore Intl.
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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- Miami Co. Airport (FAA ID: K81)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Osawatomie-Paola Muni.
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- State Line Airpark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Johnson County Exec. (TUJ/KOJC)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northwest)
- New Century Aircenter (ICAO: KIXD)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lee's Summit Muni. (ICAO: KLXT)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north)
- McComas - Lees Summit Muni.
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Main City), 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. |