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 Baxter.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Baxter. 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 Baxter.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(146 miles [235 km] to the west southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(147 miles [236.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(192 miles [309 km] to the south southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(209 miles [336.4 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(211 miles [339.6 km] to the north)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(214 miles [344.4 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the east)
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Grinnell Rgnl. (ICAO: KGGI)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Ankeny Rgnl. (ICAO: KIKV)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west southwest)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Marshalltown Muni. (ICAO: KMIW)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast)
- Ames Muni. (AMW/KAMW)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Toledo Muni. (FAA ID: 8C5)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Eldora Muni. (FAA ID: 6C0)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
- Knoxville Muni. (ICAO: KOXV)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the south)
- Grundy Center Muni. (FAA ID: 6K7)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Baxter), 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. |