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 Arlington.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Arlington. 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 Arlington.
Large Airports ...
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(136 miles [218.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the east southeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(59 miles [95 km] to the south)
- La Crosse Muni. (LSE/KLSE)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Oelwein Muni. (ICAO: KOLZ)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Elkader Muni. (FAA ID: I27)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east northeast)
- George L. Scott Muni. (FAA ID: 3Y2)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Scott Fld. Muni.
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Independence Muni. (ICAO: KIIB)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monona Muni. (FAA ID: 7C3)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Du Chien Muni. (ICAO: KPDC)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville Muni. (FAA ID: C74)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Arlington), 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. |