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 East Monticello.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from East Monticello. 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 East Monticello.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(137 miles [220.5 km] to the west southwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(173 miles [278.4 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east northeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(64 miles [103 km] to the south southeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east southeast)
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- Cassville Muni. (FAA ID: C74)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkader Muni. (FAA ID: I27)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Independence Muni. (ICAO: KIIB)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to East Monticello), 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. |