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 Rome.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rome. 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 Rome.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(157 miles [252.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(169 miles [272 km] to the south southeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the northeast)
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- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(197 miles [317 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(206 miles [331.5 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(207 miles [333.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(210 miles [338 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east southeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the north)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(110 miles [177 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Mount Pleasant Muni. (ICAO: KMPZ)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east southeast)
- FAirfield Muni. (ICAO: KFFL)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Washington Muni. (ICAO: KAWG)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Keosauqua Muni. (FAA ID: 6K9)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Madison Muni. (ICAO: KFSW)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington Muni.
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rome), 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. |