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 Medill.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Medill. 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 Medill.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(124 miles [199.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(138 miles [222.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(174 miles [280 km] to the west southwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(184 miles [296.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(223 miles [358.9 km] to the west northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(227 miles [365.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(229 miles [368.5 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(41 miles [66 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(46 miles [74 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Kahoka Muni. (FAA ID: 0H7)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Howard Airport (FAA ID: MO82)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Keokuk Muni. (ICAO: KEOK)
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lewis County Rgnl. (FAA ID: 6M6)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Keosauqua Muni. (FAA ID: 6K9)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Memphis Meml. (FAA ID: 03D)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fort Madison Muni. (ICAO: KFSW)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Medill), 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. |