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 River Bend.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from River Bend. 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 River Bend.
Large Airports ...
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(195 miles [313.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(218 miles [350.8 km] to the east)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(221 miles [355.7 km] to the south southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Charles B. Wheeler Airport (MKC/KMKC)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Forbes Fld. (FOE/KFOE)
(69 miles [111 km] to the west southwest)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Fairfax Muni.
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Midwest National Airport (FAA ID: GPH)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Lee's Summit Muni. (ICAO: KLXT)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McComas - Lees Summit Muni.
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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- East Kansas City (FAA ID: 3GV)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harry S. Truman Rgnl. (FAA ID: 2M1)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- State Line Airpark
(23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest)
- Lexington Muni. (FAA ID: 4K3)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Raymore Intl.
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Inter-State Airport (FAA ID: MO29)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Johnson County Exec. (TUJ/KOJC)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to River Bend), 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. |