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 Plato.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Plato. 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 Plato.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(117 miles [188.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(122 miles [196.3 km] to the west)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(139 miles [223.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(161 miles [259.1 km] to the north northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(175 miles [281.6 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(183 miles [294.5 km] to the east)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the south)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northwest)
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest)
- Muscatine Muni. (ICAO: KMUT)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Amana Airport (FAA ID: C11)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Muni. (ICAO: KAWG)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Plato), 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. |