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 Amber.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Amber. 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 Amber.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(134 miles [215.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(139 miles [223.7 km] to the north northwest)
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- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(176 miles [283.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(177 miles [284.9 km] to the east)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast)
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Amber), 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. |