Airports near Cairo, IL
9 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Cairo, Illinois — 6 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Cairo Regional (KCIR), 0.0 nm N. Closest public fuel: KCIR (100LL), 0.0 nm. Longest runway: 6,500 ft at KCGI.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Cairo | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCIR | Cairo Regional Cairo · Airport | 0.0 nm N | Public | 4,001 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
| KCHQ | Mississippi County Charleston · Airport | 14.9 nm SW | Public | 3,196 ft | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| KSIK | Sikeston Memorial Municipal Sikeston · Airport | 19.2 nm SW | Public | 5,502 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.8 |
| KCGI | Cape Girardeau Regional Cape Girardeau · Airport | 19.4 nm NW | Public | 6,500 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 125.525 · CTAF 125.525 |
| 6IL5 | Keil Dongola · Airport | 19.5 nm N | Private | 1,850 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 74KY | Terry Field Cunningham · Airport | 20.4 nm SE | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KPAH | Barkley Regional Paducah · Airport | 21.4 nm E | Public | 6,500 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 119.6 · CTAF 119.6 |
| M30 | Metropolis Municipal Metropolis · Airport | 23.6 nm E | Public | 4,002 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
| MO57 | Henderson Mounds E B G East Prairie · Airport | 24.5 nm SW | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Cairo as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.