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 Buena Vista.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Buena Vista. 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 Buena Vista.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(126 miles [202.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(140 miles [225.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(174 miles [280 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(189 miles [304.2 km] to the west southwest)
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- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(213 miles [342.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(214 miles [344.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(218 miles [350.8 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Keokuk Muni. (ICAO: KEOK)
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kahoka Muni. (FAA ID: 0H7)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Madison Muni. (ICAO: KFSW)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Lewis County Rgnl. (FAA ID: 6M6)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington Muni.
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Howard Airport (FAA ID: MO82)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Buena Vista), 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. |