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 Ford.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from 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 Ford.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(130 miles [209.2 km] to the west)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(173 miles [278.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(226 miles [363.7 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the north northeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(105 miles [169 km] to the south southeast)
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ankeny Rgnl. (ICAO: KIKV)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Knoxville Muni. (ICAO: KOXV)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast)
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Chariton Muni. (ICAO: KCNC)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south)
- Winterset - Madison Co. Airport (FAA ID: 3Y3)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Osceola Muni. (FAA ID: I75)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Ames Muni. (AMW/KAMW)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Grinnell Rgnl. (ICAO: KGGI)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to 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. |