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 Covington.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Covington. 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 Covington.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(136 miles [218.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(137 miles [220.5 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(146 miles [235 km] to the east northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(197 miles [317 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(206 miles [331.5 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(207 miles [333.1 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Amana Airport (FAA ID: C11)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Vinton Veterans Meml. Airpark (ICAO: KVTI)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Belle Plaine Muni. (FAA ID: TZT)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Covington), 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. |