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 State Center Junction.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from State Center Junction. 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 State Center Junction.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(138 miles [222.1 km] to the north)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(153 miles [246.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(202 miles [325.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(203 miles [326.7 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(203 miles [326.7 km] to the north)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(206 miles [331.5 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Marshalltown Muni. (ICAO: KMIW)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grinnell Rgnl. (ICAO: KGGI)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo Muni. (FAA ID: 8C5)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Eldora Muni. (FAA ID: 6C0)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ames Muni. (AMW/KAMW)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grundy Center Muni. (FAA ID: 6K7)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Ankeny Rgnl. (ICAO: KIKV)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Traer Muni. (FAA ID: 8C6)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to State Center Junction), 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. |