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 Samtown.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Samtown. 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 Samtown.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(121 miles [194.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(151 miles [243 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(228 miles [366.9 km] to the south)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(229 miles [368.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(247 miles [397.5 km] to the southeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(250 miles [402.3 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Waynesville - St. Robert Rgnl. (TBN/KTBN)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the north)
- Springfield Airport (SGF/KSGF)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lee C. Fine Meml. (ICAO: KAIZ)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Richland Muni. (FAA ID: MO1)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Osage Bch. Airport (FAA ID: K15)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Camdenton Meml. (FAA ID: H21)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Eldon Model Airpark (FAA ID: H79)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northwest)
- Floyd W. Jones Lebanon Airport (FAA ID: LBO)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Samtown), 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. |