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 Roland.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Roland. 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 Roland.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the south)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(130 miles [209.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(136 miles [218.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(188 miles [302.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(208 miles [334.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(221 miles [355.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(225 miles [362.1 km] to the east)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the north)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ames Muni. (AMW/KAMW)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Boone Muni. (ICAO: KBNW)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Eldora Muni. (FAA ID: 6C0)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Iowa Falls Muni. (ICAO: KIFA)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northeast)
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- Webster City Muni. (FAA ID: EBS)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalltown Muni. (ICAO: KMIW)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ankeny Rgnl. (ICAO: KIKV)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south)
- Grundy Center Muni. (FAA ID: 6K7)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Ackley Muni. (FAA ID: 4C7)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Roland), 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. |