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 Otis.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Otis. 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 Otis.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(130 miles [209.2 km] to the east)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(142 miles [228.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(142 miles [228.5 km] to the northeast)
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- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(190 miles [305.8 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(199 miles [320.3 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(201 miles [323.5 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amana Airport (FAA ID: C11)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Otis), 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. |