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 Matthews.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Matthews. 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 Matthews.
Large Airports ...
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(144 miles [231.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(204 miles [328.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(231 miles [371.8 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north)
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Sikeston Meml. Muni. (FAA ID: SIK)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mississippi Co. Airport (FAA ID: CHQ)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east northeast)
- County Meml. (FAA ID: EIW)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dexter Muni. (FAA ID: DXE)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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- Malden Muni. (ICAO: KMAW)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Gideon Meml. (FAA ID: M85)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Rgnl. (ICAO: KCIR)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Muni. (FAA ID: 34M)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Matthews), 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. |