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 Delaware.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Delaware. 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 Delaware.
Large Airports ...
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the east)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(135 miles [217.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(177 miles [284.9 km] to the east)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(178 miles [286.5 km] to the east)
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(179 miles [288.1 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the west)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(82 miles [132 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Cassville Muni. (FAA ID: C74)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elkader Muni. (FAA ID: I27)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Independence Muni. (ICAO: KIIB)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Oelwein Muni. (ICAO: KOLZ)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Monona Muni. (FAA ID: 7C3)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Delaware), 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. |