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 Merrimac.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Merrimac. 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 Merrimac.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(105 miles [169 km] to the west northwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(155 miles [249.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(176 miles [283.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(186 miles [299.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(198 miles [318.7 km] to the north)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(200 miles [321.9 km] to the southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the north)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Washington Muni. (ICAO: KAWG)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- FAirfield Muni. (ICAO: KFFL)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant Muni. (ICAO: KMPZ)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keosauqua Muni. (FAA ID: 6K9)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Merrimac), 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. |