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 Sheldon.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Sheldon. 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 Sheldon.
Large Airports ...
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the north)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(133 miles [214 km] to the southwest)
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the west)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(225 miles [362.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(232 miles [373.4 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Joplin Rgnl. (JLN/KJLN)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Springfield Airport (SGF/KSGF)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Northwest Arkansas Rgnl. (ICAO: KXNA)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the south)
- Branson Meml. (ICAO: KBBG)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charles B. Wheeler Airport (MKC/KMKC)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lamar Muni. (FAA ID: LLU)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nevada Muni. (FAA ID: NVD)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- El Dorado Springs Meml. (FAA ID: 87K)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton Muni. (FAA ID: MO3)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Muni. (ICAO: KPTS)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Fort Scott Muni. (ICAO: KFSK)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Sheldon), 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. |