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 Golden.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Golden. 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 Golden.
Large Airports ...
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(121 miles [194.7 km] to the east)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(127 miles [204.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(184 miles [296.1 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(185 miles [297.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(187 miles [300.9 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the east)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Independence Muni. (ICAO: KIIB)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Vinton Veterans Meml. Airpark (ICAO: KVTI)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Elkader Muni. (FAA ID: I27)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north)
- Oelwein Muni. (ICAO: KOLZ)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville Muni. (FAA ID: C74)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Golden), 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. |