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 Washington.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Washington. 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 Washington.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the west)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(147 miles [236.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(174 miles [280 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(184 miles [296.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(189 miles [304.2 km] to the south southeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(200 miles [321.9 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the north)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(46 miles [74 km] to the southeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the east)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Washington Muni. (ICAO: KAWG)
(Less than 2 miles to the south southeast)
- FAirfield Muni. (ICAO: KFFL)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Mount Pleasant Muni. (ICAO: KMPZ)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Muscatine Muni. (ICAO: KMUT)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Amana Airport (FAA ID: C11)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the north)
- Ottumwa Industrial Airport (OTM/KOTM)
(41 miles [66 km] to the west southwest)
- Keosauqua Muni. (FAA ID: 6K9)
(41 miles [66 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Washington), 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. |