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 Dales Ford.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Dales Ford. 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 Dales Ford.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(137 miles [220.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(141 miles [226.9 km] to the west southwest)
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- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(162 miles [260.7 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the east)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville Muni. (FAA ID: C74)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Dales Ford), 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. |