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 Shady Grove.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Shady Grove. 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 Shady Grove.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the north)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(147 miles [236.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(151 miles [243 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(182 miles [292.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(204 miles [328.3 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the east)
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Independence Muni. (ICAO: KIIB)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton Veterans Meml. Airpark (ICAO: KVTI)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oelwein Muni. (ICAO: KOLZ)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Traer Muni. (FAA ID: 8C6)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Shady Grove), 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. |