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 Rowley.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rowley. 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 Rowley.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(137 miles [220.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(140 miles [225.3 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(186 miles [299.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(198 miles [318.7 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Independence Muni. (ICAO: KIIB)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton Veterans Meml. Airpark (ICAO: KVTI)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Oelwein Muni. (ICAO: KOLZ)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rowley), 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. |