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 Lakeside.

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

Large Airports ...

• Eppley Airfield   (OMA/KOMA)
  (98 miles [157.7 km] to the south southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.flyoma.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: OMA       ICAO: KOMA
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Eppley Airfield
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Des Moines Intl.   (DSM/KDSM)
  (107 miles [172.2 km] to the southeast)
  • 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] 
• Rochester Intl.   (RST/KRST)
  (161 miles [259.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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] 
• Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl.   (MSP/KMSP)
  (184 miles [296.1 km] to the north northeast)
  • 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] 

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

• Fort Dodge Rgnl.   (FOD/KFOD)
  (50 miles [80.5 km] to the east)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: FOD       ICAO: KFOD
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Fort Dodge Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Sioux Gateway Airport   (SUX/KSUX)
  (63 miles [101.4 km] to the west southwest)
  • Official website: https://flysux.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: SUX       ICAO: KSUX
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Sioux Gateway Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Mason City Muni.   (MCW/KMCW)
  (100 miles [160.9 km] to the east northeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MCW       ICAO: KMCW
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Mason City Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Joe Foss Fld.   (FSD/KFSD)
  (103 miles [165.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Official website: https://www.sfairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: FSD       ICAO: KFSD
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Joe Foss Fld.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Storm Lake Muni.   (ICAO: KSLB)
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KSLB
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Storm Lake Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Sac City Muni.   (FAA ID: SKI)
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Sac City Muni.
• Cherokee County Rgnl.   (ICAO: KCKP)
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west northwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KCKP
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Cherokee County Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Ida Grove Muni.   (FAA ID: IDG)
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Ida Grove Muni.
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  • Wall Lake Muni.  
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Current Airport Weather for Wall Lake Muni.
  • Pocahontas Muni.   (FAA ID: POH)
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Pocahontas Muni.
  • Rockwell City Muni.   (FAA ID: 2Y4)
    (32 miles [51.5 km] to the east southeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Rockwell City Muni.
  • Paullina Muni.   (FAA ID: 1Y9)
    (35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Current Airport Weather for Paullina Muni.
  • Spencer Muni.   (SPW/KSPW)
    (37 miles [59.5 km] to the north)
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • IATA: SPW       ICAO: KSPW
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Spencer Muni.
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware]