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 Waterloo.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Waterloo. 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 Waterloo.
Large Airports ...
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(69 miles [111 km] to the west northwest)
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Dayton Intl. (DAY/KDAY)
(113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(124 miles [199.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(135 miles [217.3 km] to the south southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Fort Wayne Intl. (FWA/KFWA)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Van Wert Co. Airport (FAA ID: VNW)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl. (AZO/KAZO)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Toledo Express Airport (TOL/KTOL)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the east)
- Metcalf Fld. (ICAO: KTDZ)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Harrold (FAA ID: B25)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Harrold
- De Kalb Co. Airport (ICAO: KGWB)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Kendallville Muni. (FAA ID: C62)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Tri-State Steuben Co. Airport (FAA ID: ANQ)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Smith Fld. (FAA ID: SMD)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Williams Co. Airport (FAA ID: 0G6)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Waterloo), 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. |