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 Safe.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Safe. 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 Safe.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(184 miles [296.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(229 miles [368.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(234 miles [376.6 km] to the south)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(260 miles [418.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(267 miles [429.7 km] to the west southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Waynesville - St. Robert Rgnl. (TBN/KTBN)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(87 miles [140 km] to the east northeast)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Rolla National Airport (RLA/KVIH)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Cuba Muni. (FAA ID: UBX)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Linn State Technical College (FAA ID: 1H3)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Sullivan Rgnl. (FAA ID: UUV)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Safe), 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. |