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 Vulcan.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Vulcan. 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 Vulcan.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the west)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the north)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(176 miles [283.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(182 miles [292.9 km] to the west)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(195 miles [313.8 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(46 miles [74 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the north)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the east)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Oskaloosa Muni. (ICAO: KOOA)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Ottumwa Industrial Airport (OTM/KOTM)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Grinnell Rgnl. (ICAO: KGGI)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Plaine Muni. (FAA ID: TZT)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north)
- FAirfield Muni. (ICAO: KFFL)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albia Muni. (FAA ID: 4C8)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amana Airport (FAA ID: C11)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Muni. (ICAO: KAWG)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Toledo Muni. (FAA ID: 8C5)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the north northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Vulcan), 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. |