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 West Branch.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from West Branch. 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 West Branch.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the west)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(121 miles [194.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(144 miles [231.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(165 miles [265.5 km] to the north northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(178 miles [286.5 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(185 miles [297.7 km] to the east)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the south)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Muscatine Muni. (ICAO: KMUT)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south southeast)
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest)
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- Amana Airport (FAA ID: C11)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Washington Muni. (ICAO: KAWG)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the east)
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to West Branch), 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. |