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 Cedar Rapids.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from West Cedar Rapids. 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 Cedar Rapids.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the east)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(141 miles [226.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(143 miles [230.1 km] to the northeast)
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- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(193 miles [310.6 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(201 miles [323.5 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(203 miles [326.7 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(5 miles [8 km] to the south southwest)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(69 miles [111 km] to the east southeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Cedar Rapids Muni.
(5 miles [8 km] to the south southwest)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amana Airport (FAA ID: C11)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Vinton Veterans Meml. Airpark (ICAO: KVTI)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to West Cedar Rapids), 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. |