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 Knoxville.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Knoxville. 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 Knoxville.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(144 miles [231.7 km] to the west)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(163 miles [262.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the north)
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- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(214 miles [344.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(228 miles [366.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(229 miles [368.5 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Knoxville Muni. (ICAO: KOXV)
(Less than 2 miles to the south southwest)
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chariton Muni. (ICAO: KCNC)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Albia Muni. (FAA ID: 4C8)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Knoxville), 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. |