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 Lisbon.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Lisbon. 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 Lisbon.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the east)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(133 miles [214 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(148 miles [238.2 km] to the north northwest)
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- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(178 miles [286.5 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(187 miles [300.9 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the northeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the south)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast)
- Amana Airport (FAA ID: C11)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Lisbon), 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. |