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 Mexico.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Mexico. 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 Mexico.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(151 miles [243 km] to the west)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(188 miles [302.6 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north northeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Waynesville - St. Robert Rgnl. (TBN/KTBN)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the south)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Mexico Meml. (FAA ID: MYJ)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Elton Hensley Meml. (FAA ID: FTT)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest)
- Fulton Muni.
(23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest)
- Monroe City Airport (FAA ID: K52)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Monroe City Rgnl.
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Omar N. Bradley Airport (FAA ID: MBY)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hermann Muni. (FAA ID: 63M)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Bowling Green Muni. (FAA ID: H19)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Jefferson City Meml. (ICAO: KJEF)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Mexico), 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. |