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 Paris.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Paris. 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 Paris.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(117 miles [188.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(124 miles [199.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(126 miles [202.8 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(129 miles [207.6 km] to the east northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(188 miles [302.6 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(193 miles [310.6 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vinton Veterans Meml. Airpark (ICAO: KVTI)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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- Independence Muni. (ICAO: KIIB)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Amana Airport (FAA ID: C11)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Oelwein Muni. (ICAO: KOLZ)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Paris), 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. |