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 Paydown.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Paydown. 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 Paydown.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(173 miles [278.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(242 miles [389.5 km] to the south)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(242 miles [389.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(248 miles [399.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(264 miles [424.9 km] to the west southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Waynesville - St. Robert Rgnl. (TBN/KTBN)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(46 miles [74 km] to the north northwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the east northeast)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Rolla National Airport (RLA/KVIH)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Linn State Technical College (FAA ID: 1H3)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cuba Muni. (FAA ID: UBX)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast)
- Jefferson City Meml. (ICAO: KJEF)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan Rgnl. (FAA ID: UUV)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Paydown), 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. |