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 Lexington.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Lexington. 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 Lexington.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the west)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(149 miles [239.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(174 miles [280 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(176 miles [283.2 km] to the north)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(198 miles [318.7 km] to the south southeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(205 miles [329.9 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the east)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the south southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Washington Muni. (ICAO: KAWG)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- FAirfield Muni. (ICAO: KFFL)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Amana Airport (FAA ID: C11)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant Muni. (ICAO: KMPZ)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Muscatine Muni. (ICAO: KMUT)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the east)
- Oskaloosa Muni. (ICAO: KOOA)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Ottumwa Industrial Airport (OTM/KOTM)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Lexington), 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. |