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 White Oak.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from White Oak. 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 White Oak.
Large Airports ...
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(124 miles [199.6 km] to the west)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(162 miles [260.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(175 miles [281.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(221 miles [355.7 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Fort Dodge Rgnl. (FOD/KFOD)
(69 miles [111 km] to the north northwest)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the east)
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ankeny Rgnl. (ICAO: KIKV)
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ames Muni. (AMW/KAMW)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newton Muni. (ICAO: KTNU)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boone Muni. (ICAO: KBNW)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Winterset - Madison Co. Airport (FAA ID: 3Y3)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville Muni. (ICAO: KOXV)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Muni. (ICAO: KPRO)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Pella Muni. (ICAO: KPEA)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Sully Muni. (FAA ID: 8C2)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east)
- Grinnell Rgnl. (ICAO: KGGI)
(41 miles [66 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to White Oak), 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. |