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 Roads.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Roads. 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 Roads.
Large Airports ...
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the west)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(142 miles [228.5 km] to the north)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(185 miles [297.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(237 miles [381.4 km] to the west southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Charles B. Wheeler Airport (MKC/KMKC)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Forbes Fld. (FOE/KFOE)
(110 miles [177 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lexington Muni. (FAA ID: 4K3)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chillicothe Muni. (ICAO: KCHT)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Higginsville Industrial Muni. (FAA ID: HIG)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Midwest National Airport (FAA ID: GPH)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Cameron Meml. (FAA ID: EZZ)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Marshall Meml. Muni. (FAA ID: MHL)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harry S. Truman Rgnl. (FAA ID: 2M1)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Kansas City (FAA ID: 3GV)
(41 miles [66 km] to the southwest)
- North Central Missouri Rgnl. (FAA ID: MO8)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Trenton Muni. (FAA ID: TRX)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Roads), 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. |