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 Argand.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Argand. 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 Argand.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(126 miles [202.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(129 miles [207.6 km] to the west southwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(177 miles [284.9 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Independence Muni. (ICAO: KIIB)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton Veterans Meml. Airpark (ICAO: KVTI)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west)
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Cassville Muni. (FAA ID: C74)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Argand), 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. |