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 Colo.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Colo. 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 Colo.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(136 miles [218.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(141 miles [226.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(197 miles [317 km] to the north)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(201 miles [323.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(216 miles [347.6 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(216 miles [347.6 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(59 miles [95 km] to the northeast)
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the north)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(82 miles [132 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ames Muni. (AMW/KAMW)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marshalltown Muni. (ICAO: KMIW)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Eldora Muni. (FAA ID: 6C0)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast)
- Ankeny Rgnl. (ICAO: KIKV)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Boone Muni. (ICAO: KBNW)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Iowa Falls Muni. (ICAO: KIFA)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north)
- Grundy Center Muni. (FAA ID: 6K7)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grinnell Rgnl. (ICAO: KGGI)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo Muni. (FAA ID: 8C5)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the east)
- Webster City Muni. (FAA ID: EBS)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Colo), 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. |