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 Gatesville.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Gatesville. 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 Gatesville.

Large Airports ...

• Rochester Intl.   (RST/KRST)
  (106 miles [170.6 km] to the north northwest)
  • Official website: https://flyrst.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: RST       ICAO: KRST
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Rochester Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Des Moines Intl.   (DSM/KDSM)
  (112 miles [180.2 km] to the west southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.dsmairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: DSM       ICAO: KDSM
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Des Moines Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Dane County Rgnl.   (MSN/KMSN)
  (135 miles [217.3 km] to the east northeast)
  • Official website: https://www.msnairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MSN       ICAO: KMSN
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Dane County Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Rockford Intl.   (RFD/KRFD)
  (140 miles [225.3 km] to the east)
  • Official website: https://www.flyrfd.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: RFD       ICAO: KRFD
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Rockford Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl.   (MSP/KMSP)
  (182 miles [292.9 km] to the north northwest)
  • Official website: https://www.mspairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MSP       ICAO: KMSP
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Central Wisconsin Airport   (CWA/KCWA)
  (194 miles [312.2 km] to the north northeast)
  • Official website: https://www.fly-cwa.org/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: CWA       ICAO: KCWA
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Central Wisconsin Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

• Waterloo Rgnl.   (ALO/KALO)
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west northwest)
  • Official website: https://flyalo.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: ALO       ICAO: KALO
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Waterloo Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• The Eastern Iowa Airport   (CID/KCID)
  (38 miles [61.2 km] to the south)
  • Official website: https://flycid.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: CID       ICAO: KCID
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for The Eastern Iowa Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Dubuque Rgnl.   (DBQ/KDBQ)
  (57 miles [91.7 km] to the east)
  • Official website: https://www.flydbq.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: DBQ       ICAO: KDBQ
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Dubuque Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Independence Muni.   (ICAO: KIIB)
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KIIB
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Independence Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Manchester Muni.   (FAA ID: C27)
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Current Airport Weather for Manchester Muni.
• Vinton Veterans Meml. Airpark   (ICAO: KVTI)
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KVTI
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Vinton Veterans Meml. Airpark
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Oelwein Muni.   (ICAO: KOLZ)
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north northwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KOLZ
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Oelwein Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Continue List   (3 more) ...
  • Marion Airport   (FAA ID: C17)
    (32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Marion Airport
  • Traer Muni.   (FAA ID: 8C6)
    (36 miles [57.9 km] to the west southwest)
    • Current Airport Weather for Traer Muni.
  • Elkader Muni.   (FAA ID: I27)
    (36 miles [57.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Elkader Muni.