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 Thompson.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Thompson. 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 Thompson.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(146 miles [235 km] to the west)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(184 miles [296.1 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(69 miles [111 km] to the north northwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Waynesville - St. Robert Rgnl. (TBN/KTBN)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the south)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Mexico Meml. (FAA ID: MYJ)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Elton Hensley Meml. (FAA ID: FTT)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fulton Muni.
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Omar N. Bradley Airport (FAA ID: MBY)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Monroe City Airport (FAA ID: K52)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Monroe City Rgnl.
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Jesse Viertel Meml. (FAA ID: VER)
(41 miles [66 km] to the west southwest)
- Jefferson City Meml. (ICAO: KJEF)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Hermann Muni. (FAA ID: 63M)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green Muni. (FAA ID: H19)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Boonville Muni.
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Thompson), 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. |