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 ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the west)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the north)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(186 miles [299.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(189 miles [304.2 km] to the west)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(199 miles [320.3 km] to the southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the north)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the east)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the south)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Oskaloosa Muni. (ICAO: KOOA)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Plaine Muni. (FAA ID: TZT)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ottumwa Industrial Airport (OTM/KOTM)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Amana Airport (FAA ID: C11)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Grinnell Rgnl. (ICAO: KGGI)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west)
- Washington Muni. (ICAO: KAWG)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east southeast)
- FAirfield Muni. (ICAO: KFFL)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Toledo Muni. (FAA ID: 8C5)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west)
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the west northwest)
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. |