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 Cloud.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Cloud. 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 Cloud.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(138 miles [222.1 km] to the west)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(151 miles [243 km] to the south southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(192 miles [309 km] to the north)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(224 miles [360.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(225 miles [362.1 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(82 miles [132 km] to the south southeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(113 miles [181.9 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Knoxville Muni. (ICAO: KOXV)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chariton Muni. (ICAO: KCNC)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola Muni. (FAA ID: I75)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Albia Muni. (FAA ID: 4C8)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Cloud), 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. |