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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 Shepard.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Shepard. 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 Shepard.

Large Airports ...

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

  • Kirksville Rgnl.   (IRK/KIRK)
    (104 miles [167.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Dodge Rgnl.   (FOD/KFOD)
    (107 miles [172.2 km] to the north)

General Aviation Airports ...

  • Creston Muni.   (ICAO: KCSQ)
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west northwest)
  • Mount Ayr Muni.  
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • GPS Coordinates: 40.705548, -94.223843<8>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Judge Lewis Field - Mount Ayr Municipal Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Mount Ayr Muni.
  • Mount Ayr Muni.   (FAA ID: 1Y3)
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • GPS Coordinates: 40.705548, -94.223843<9>
      (These coordinates were provided by the FAA)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Mount Ayr Municipal Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Mount Ayr Muni.
  • Osceola Muni.   (FAA ID: I75)
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • GPS Coordinates: 41.052219, -93.689662<10>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Osceola Municipal Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Osceola Muni.
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Winterset - Madison Co. Airport   (FAA ID: 3Y3)
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast)
    • Lamoni Muni.   (ICAO: KLWD)
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast)
    • Greenfield Muni.   (FAA ID: GFZ)
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest)
      • GPS Coordinates: 41.327222, -94.445167<13>
        (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
      • Jump to a Google Map centered on Greenfield Municipal Airport
      • Current Airport Weather for Greenfield Muni.
    • Corning Muni.   (FAA ID: CRZ)
      (31 miles [49.9 km] to the west)
      • GPS Coordinates: 40.994125, -94.755030<14>
        (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
      • Jump to a Google Map centered on Corning Municipal Airport
      • Current Airport Weather for Corning Muni.
    • Bedford Muni.   (FAA ID: Y46)
      (38 miles [61.2 km] to the southwest)
      • GPS Coordinates: 40.637766, -94.729413<15>
        (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
      • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bedford Municipal Airport
      • Current Airport Weather for Bedford Muni.

Footnotes ...

<1>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Shepard), 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.
<2>GPS Coordinates for Des Moines International Airport:
     Decimal: 41.53397, -93.663083
     DDMMSS: 41° 32' 2", -93° 39' 47"
<3>GPS Coordinates for Eppley Airfield:
     Decimal: 41.30316, -95.894056
     DDMMSS: 41° 18' 11", -95° 53' 38"
<4>GPS Coordinates for Kansas City International Airport:
     Decimal: 39.29760, -94.713906
     DDMMSS: 39° 17' 51", -94° 42' 50"
<5>GPS Coordinates for Kirksville Regional Airport:
     Decimal: 40.09350, -92.544917
     DDMMSS: 40° 5' 36", -92° 32' 41"
<6>GPS Coordinates for Fort Dodge Regional Airport:
     Decimal: 42.55119, -94.191833
     DDMMSS: 42° 33' 4", -94° 11' 30"
<7>GPS Coordinates for Creston Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 41.02144, -94.363306
     DDMMSS: 41° 1' 17", -94° 21' 47"
<8>GPS Coordinates for Judge Lewis Field - Mount Ayr Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 40.70554, -94.223843
     DDMMSS: 40° 42' 19", -94° 13' 25"
<9>GPS Coordinates for Mount Ayr Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 40.70554, -94.223843
     DDMMSS: 40° 42' 19", -94° 13' 25"
<10>GPS Coordinates for Osceola Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 41.05221, -93.689662
     DDMMSS: 41° 3' 7", -93° 41' 22"
<11>GPS Coordinates for Winterset - Madison County Airport:
     Decimal: 41.36276, -94.021062
     DDMMSS: 41° 21' 45", -94° 1' 15"
<12>GPS Coordinates for Lamoni Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 40.63333, -93.902170
     DDMMSS: 40° 37' 59", -93° 54' 7"
<13>GPS Coordinates for Greenfield Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 41.32722, -94.445167
     DDMMSS: 41° 19' 37", -94° 26' 42"
<14>GPS Coordinates for Corning Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 40.99412, -94.755030
     DDMMSS: 40° 59' 38", -94° 45' 18"
<15>GPS Coordinates for Bedford Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 40.63776, -94.729413
     DDMMSS: 40° 38' 15", -94° 43' 45"