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 Fort Des Moines.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Fort Des Moines. 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 Fort Des Moines.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the west)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(163 miles [262.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(174 miles [280 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(113 miles [181.9 km] to the north)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ankeny Rgnl. (ICAO: KIKV)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Winterset - Madison Co. Airport (FAA ID: 3Y3)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west southwest)
- Knoxville Muni. (ICAO: KOXV)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Ames Muni. (AMW/KAMW)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Osceola Muni. (FAA ID: I75)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south)
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Perry Muni. (ICAO: KPRO)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chariton Muni. (ICAO: KCNC)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Boone Muni. (ICAO: KBNW)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Fort Des Moines), 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. |