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 Melrose.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Melrose. 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 Melrose.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(145 miles [233.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(149 miles [239.8 km] to the west)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(204 miles [328.3 km] to the north)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(209 miles [336.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(220 miles [354.1 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the south southeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the east)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Albia Muni. (FAA ID: 4C8)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chariton Muni. (ICAO: KCNC)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville Muni. (ICAO: KTVK)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Knoxville Muni. (ICAO: KOXV)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Unionville Muni. (FAA ID: K43)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ottumwa Industrial Airport (OTM/KOTM)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Oskaloosa Muni. (ICAO: KOOA)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Osceola Muni. (FAA ID: I75)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Melrose), 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. |