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 Oswalt.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Oswalt. 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 Oswalt.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(136 miles [218.9 km] to the west)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(158 miles [254.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(218 miles [350.8 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(220 miles [354.1 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(82 miles [132 km] to the east)
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the north)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(117 miles [188.3 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ankeny Rgnl. (ICAO: KIKV)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Ames Muni. (AMW/KAMW)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grinnell Rgnl. (ICAO: KGGI)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Knoxville Muni. (ICAO: KOXV)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Oswalt), 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. |