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 Leighton.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Leighton. 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 Leighton.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(161 miles [259.1 km] to the west)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(173 miles [278.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(178 miles [286.5 km] to the north)
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- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(198 miles [318.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(215 miles [346 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(219 miles [352.4 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the south)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(110 miles [177 km] to the northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oskaloosa Muni. (ICAO: KOOA)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Knoxville Muni. (ICAO: KOXV)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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- Albia Muni. (FAA ID: 4C8)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ottumwa Industrial Airport (OTM/KOTM)
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grinnell Rgnl. (ICAO: KGGI)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Leighton), 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. |