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 Columbia.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Columbia. 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 Columbia.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(142 miles [228.5 km] to the west)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(153 miles [246.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the north)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(220 miles [354.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(223 miles [358.9 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the south southeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Knoxville Muni. (ICAO: KOXV)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Chariton Muni. (ICAO: KCNC)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast)
- Albia Muni. (FAA ID: 4C8)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Osceola Muni. (FAA ID: I75)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Oskaloosa Muni. (ICAO: KOOA)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Columbia), 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. |