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 Newark.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Newark. 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 Newark.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(121 miles [194.7 km] to the southeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(138 miles [222.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(153 miles [246.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(213 miles [342.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(224 miles [360.5 km] to the west northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(41 miles [66 km] to the east)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(82 miles [132 km] to the south)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Shelby Co. Airport (FAA ID: 6K2)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Lewis County Rgnl. (FAA ID: 6M6)
(18 miles [29 km] to the east northeast)
- Monroe City Airport (FAA ID: K52)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Monroe City Rgnl.
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Howard Airport (FAA ID: MO82)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Macon - Fower Meml. (FAA ID: K89)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kahoka Muni. (FAA ID: 0H7)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Hannibal Rgnl. (ICAO: KHAE)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis Meml. (FAA ID: 03D)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Newark), 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. |