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 Nashville.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Nashville. 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 Nashville.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(147 miles [236.6 km] to the east)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(152 miles [244.6 km] to the west southwest)
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- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(154 miles [247.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(156 miles [251.1 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Clinton Muni. (CWI/KCWI)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Tri-Township Airport (SFY/KSFY)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the east)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Nashville), 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. |