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 Palo.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Palo. 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 Palo.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(138 miles [222.1 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(145 miles [233.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(199 miles [320.3 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(207 miles [333.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(207 miles [333.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(208 miles [334.7 km] to the east)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vinton Veterans Meml. Airpark (ICAO: KVTI)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amana Airport (FAA ID: C11)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Belle Plaine Muni. (FAA ID: TZT)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Independence Muni. (ICAO: KIIB)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Palo), 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. |