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 Sweetland Center.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Sweetland Center. 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 Sweetland Center.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(139 miles [223.7 km] to the west)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(140 miles [225.3 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(161 miles [259.1 km] to the east northeast)
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- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the east)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(183 miles [294.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(186 miles [299.3 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(46 miles [74 km] to the northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the south)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(87 miles [140 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Muscatine Muni. (ICAO: KMUT)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Washington Muni. (ICAO: KAWG)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Sweetland Center), 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. |