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 Tower Station.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Tower Station. 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 Tower Station.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(153 miles [246.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(158 miles [254.3 km] to the west)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(199 miles [320.3 km] to the north)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(205 miles [329.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(210 miles [338 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the south southeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the east)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Albia Muni. (FAA ID: 4C8)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Ottumwa Industrial Airport (OTM/KOTM)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Knoxville Muni. (ICAO: KOXV)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Centerville Muni. (ICAO: KTVK)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oskaloosa Muni. (ICAO: KOOA)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chariton Muni. (ICAO: KCNC)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield Muni. (FAA ID: 4K6)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Muni. (FAA ID: K43)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Tower Station), 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. |