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 Central City.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Central City. 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 Central City.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(124 miles [199.6 km] to the east)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(127 miles [204.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(128 miles [206 km] to the east northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(185 miles [297.7 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(195 miles [313.8 km] to the east)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Vinton Veterans Meml. Airpark (ICAO: KVTI)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Independence Muni. (ICAO: KIIB)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amana Airport (FAA ID: C11)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Central City), 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. |