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 Aurora.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Aurora. 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 Aurora.
Large Airports ...
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(124 miles [199.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(126 miles [202.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(137 miles [220.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(173 miles [278.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the south)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the west northwest)
- La Crosse Muni. (LSE/KLSE)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Oelwein Muni. (ICAO: KOLZ)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Independence Muni. (ICAO: KIIB)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elkader Muni. (FAA ID: I27)
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- George L. Scott Muni. (FAA ID: 3Y2)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Scott Fld. Muni.
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vinton Veterans Meml. Airpark (ICAO: KVTI)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Aurora), 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. |