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 Indianapolis.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Indianapolis. 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 Indianapolis.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(64 miles [103 km] to the west)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(173 miles [278.4 km] to the north)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(179 miles [288.1 km] to the west)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(180 miles [289.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(188 miles [302.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(198 miles [318.7 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the north)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the east)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Oskaloosa Muni. (ICAO: KOOA)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Ottumwa Industrial Airport (OTM/KOTM)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Grinnell Rgnl. (ICAO: KGGI)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Albia Muni. (FAA ID: 4C8)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southwest)
- FAirfield Muni. (ICAO: KFFL)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Plaine Muni. (FAA ID: TZT)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Knoxville Muni. (ICAO: KOXV)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west)
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Indianapolis), 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. |