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 Carpenter.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Carpenter. 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 Carpenter.

Large Airports ...

• Rochester Intl.   (RST/KRST)
  (42 miles [67.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Official website: https://flyrst.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: RST       ICAO: KRST
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Rochester Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl.   (MSP/KMSP)
  (101 miles [162.5 km] to the north)
  • Official website: https://www.mspairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MSP       ICAO: KMSP
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Des Moines Intl.   (DSM/KDSM)
  (133 miles [214 km] to the south southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.dsmairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: DSM       ICAO: KDSM
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Des Moines Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Dane County Rgnl.   (MSN/KMSN)
  (185 miles [297.7 km] to the east)
  • Official website: https://www.msnairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MSN       ICAO: KMSN
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Dane County Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Central Wisconsin Airport   (CWA/KCWA)
  (190 miles [305.8 km] to the east northeast)
  • Official website: https://www.fly-cwa.org/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: CWA       ICAO: KCWA
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Central Wisconsin Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

• Mason City Muni.   (MCW/KMCW)
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MCW       ICAO: KMCW
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Mason City Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Waterloo Rgnl.   (ALO/KALO)
  (66 miles [106.2 km] to the south southeast)
  • Official website: https://flyalo.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: ALO       ICAO: KALO
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Waterloo Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Fort Dodge Rgnl.   (FOD/KFOD)
  (84 miles [135.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: FOD       ICAO: KFOD
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Fort Dodge Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• La Crosse Muni.   (LSE/KLSE)
  (93 miles [149.7 km] to the east northeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: LSE       ICAO: KLSE
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for La Crosse Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Northwood Muni.   (FAA ID: 5D2)
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west northwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Northwood Muni.
• Osage Muni.   (FAA ID: D02)
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Osage Muni.
• Austin Muni.   (ICAO: KAUM)
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KAUM
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Austin Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Lake Mills Muni.   (FAA ID: 0Y6)
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Current Airport Weather for Lake Mills Muni.
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  • Albert Lea Muni.   (ICAO: KAEL)
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • ICAO: KAEL
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Albert Lea Muni.
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 
  • Freeborn County Lndg. Strip  
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Current Airport Weather for Freeborn County Lndg. Strip
  • Charles City Muni.  
    (31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Charles City Muni.
  • Northeast Iowa Rgnl.   (ICAO: KCCY)
    (31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • ICAO: KCCY
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Northeast Iowa Rgnl.
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 
  • Forest City Muni.   (FAA ID: FXY)
    (32 miles [51.5 km] to the west southwest)
    • Current Airport Weather for Forest City Muni.