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 Columbus City.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Columbus 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 Columbus City.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the west)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(133 miles [214 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the south southeast)
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- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(185 miles [297.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(190 miles [305.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(46 miles [74 km] to the north northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(46 miles [74 km] to the east northeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the south)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Muscatine Muni. (ICAO: KMUT)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Washington Muni. (ICAO: KAWG)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant Muni. (ICAO: KMPZ)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the east)
- FAirfield Muni. (ICAO: KFFL)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Columbus 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. |