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 Richards.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Richards. 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 Richards.
Large Airports ...
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the north)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(139 miles [223.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(157 miles [252.7 km] to the west)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(234 miles [376.6 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Joplin Rgnl. (JLN/KJLN)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the south)
- Springfield Airport (SGF/KSGF)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charles B. Wheeler Airport (MKC/KMKC)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the north)
- Forbes Fld. (FOE/KFOE)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest Arkansas Rgnl. (ICAO: KXNA)
(113 miles [181.9 km] to the south)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Fort Scott Muni. (ICAO: KFSK)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Nevada Muni. (FAA ID: NVD)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Butler Meml. (ICAO: KBUM)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast)
- El Dorado Springs Meml. (FAA ID: 87K)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lamar Muni. (FAA ID: LLU)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Atkinson Muni. (ICAO: KPTS)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Richards), 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. |