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 Prairie City.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Prairie City. 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 Prairie City.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(139 miles [223.7 km] to the west)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(163 miles [262.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(176 miles [283.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(216 miles [347.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(225 miles [362.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(226 miles [363.7 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(82 miles [132 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the north)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Ankeny Rgnl. (ICAO: KIKV)
(18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest)
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Knoxville Muni. (ICAO: KOXV)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Grinnell Rgnl. (ICAO: KGGI)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Ames Muni. (AMW/KAMW)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Prairie City), 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. |