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 Yates.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Yates. 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 Yates.
Large Airports ...
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the west)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(125 miles [201.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(163 miles [262.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(221 miles [355.7 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the north)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Omar N. Bradley Airport (FAA ID: MBY)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury Muni.
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Boonville Muni.
(23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest)
- Jesse Viertel Meml. (FAA ID: VER)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Macon - Fower Meml. (FAA ID: K89)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Marceline Muni.
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Yates), 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. |