Airports near Mount Vernon, IL
8 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Mount Vernon, Illinois — 5 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: Mount Vernon (KMVN), 1.8 nm E. Closest public fuel: KMVN (100LL,A), 1.8 nm. Longest runway: 6,496 ft at KMVN.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Mount Vernon | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMVN | Mount Vernon Mount Vernon · Airport | 1.8 nm E | Public | 6,496 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.0 |
| 83IS | Prairie Irvington · Airport | 12.8 nm NW | Private | 2,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 27IS | Gelfius International Dahlgren · Airport | 14.7 nm SE | Private | 1,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KENL | Centralia Municipal Centralia · Airport | 14.9 nm NW | Public | 5,001 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.8 |
| H96 | Benton Municipal Benton · Airport | 18.7 nm S | Public | 4,002 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
| KSLO | Salem-Leckrone Salem · Airport | 19.8 nm N | Public | 4,098 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.725 |
| 3LL8 | Mc Leansboro Mc Leansboro · Airport | 22.4 nm SE | Private | 1,800 ft | — | — |
| KFWC | Fairfield Municipal Fairfield · Airport | 23.1 nm E | Public | 4,000 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.05 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Mount Vernon 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.