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 Manchester.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Manchester. 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 Manchester.
Large Airports ...
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(122 miles [196.3 km] to the east)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(130 miles [209.2 km] to the west southwest)
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- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(183 miles [294.5 km] to the east)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(184 miles [296.1 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(187 miles [300.9 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the east)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the west)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elkader Muni. (FAA ID: I27)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Independence Muni. (ICAO: KIIB)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
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- Cassville Muni. (FAA ID: C74)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Oelwein Muni. (ICAO: KOLZ)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south)
- Vinton Veterans Meml. Airpark (ICAO: KVTI)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west southwest)
- George L. Scott Muni. (FAA ID: 3Y2)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Scott Fld. Muni.
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Monona Muni. (FAA ID: 7C3)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Manchester), 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. |