Airport Drive, Missouri

About Airport Drive

Airport Drive is a tiny community in southwestern Missouri, home to 813 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Airport Drive is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 2 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 407 residents per square mile.

📰 Airport Drive News Today

• Airport Drive rollover crash, pickup swerved to avoid rear ending stopped traffic KOAM News Now · Aug 29
• Columbia Regional Airport to host meeting about improvements KOMU 8 · Mar 3
• Moving a house in two pieces — route released | Joplin News First KOAM News Now · Jul 8
• Airport Drive, MO Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 21
• Airport Drive, MO Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 19

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📰 Local News

Read the latest Missouri headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Airport Drive Unique

• The only place in America named Airport Drive — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Airport Drive

• Gambino's Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Airport Drive

• Briarbrook Park reviews ★
• MOmentum Bike Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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