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 Colfax.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Colfax. 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 Colfax.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west southwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(139 miles [223.7 km] to the west)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(158 miles [254.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(216 miles [347.6 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(221 miles [355.7 km] to the north)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(223 miles [358.9 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the east)
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the north)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ankeny Rgnl. (ICAO: KIKV)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Knoxville Muni. (ICAO: KOXV)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Grinnell Rgnl. (ICAO: KGGI)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ames Muni. (AMW/KAMW)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalltown Muni. (ICAO: KMIW)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Colfax), 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. |