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 Jacobs.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Jacobs. 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 Jacobs.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the west)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(155 miles [249.4 km] to the north)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(187 miles [300.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(195 miles [313.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(198 miles [318.7 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the south)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Grinnell Rgnl. (ICAO: KGGI)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo Muni. (FAA ID: 8C5)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast)
- Belle Plaine Muni. (FAA ID: TZT)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Jacobs), 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. |