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 University Heights.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from University Heights. 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 University Heights.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the west)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(131 miles [210.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(152 miles [244.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(162 miles [260.7 km] to the north northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(189 miles [304.2 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(196 miles [315.4 km] to the east)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(64 miles [103 km] to the south southeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(Less than 2 miles to the south southeast)
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Amana Airport (FAA ID: C11)
(18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Washington Muni. (ICAO: KAWG)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Muscatine Muni. (ICAO: KMUT)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to University Heights), 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. |