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 Wise.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Wise. 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 Wise.
Large Airports ...
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(143 miles [230.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(150 miles [241.4 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(176 miles [283.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(197 miles [317 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west northwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the east)
- Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Independence Muni. (ICAO: KIIB)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Oelwein Muni. (ICAO: KOLZ)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vinton Veterans Meml. Airpark (ICAO: KVTI)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Traer Muni. (FAA ID: 8C6)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly Muni. (FAA ID: C25)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Wise), 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. |