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 Jefferson.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Jefferson. 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 Jefferson.

Large Airports ...

• Eppley Airfield   (OMA/KOMA)
  (96 miles [154.5 km] to the south southeast)
  • Official website: https://www.flyoma.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: OMA       ICAO: KOMA
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Eppley Airfield
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Des Moines Intl.   (DSM/KDSM)
  (165 miles [265.5 km] to the east southeast)
  • Official website: https://www.dsmairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: DSM       ICAO: KDSM
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Des Moines Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Rochester Intl.   (RST/KRST)
  (223 miles [358.9 km] to the east northeast)
  • Official website: https://flyrst.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: RST       ICAO: KRST
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Rochester Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl.   (MSP/KMSP)
  (229 miles [368.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Official website: https://www.mspairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MSP       ICAO: KMSP
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

• Sioux Gateway Airport   (SUX/KSUX)
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southeast)
  • Official website: https://flysux.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: SUX       ICAO: KSUX
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Sioux Gateway Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Joe Foss Fld.   (FSD/KFSD)
  (68 miles [109.4 km] to the north)
  • Official website: https://www.sfairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: FSD       ICAO: KFSD
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Joe Foss Fld.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Akron Muni.  
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Current Airport Weather for Akron Muni.
• Harold Davidson Fld.   (ICAO: KVMR)
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west northwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KVMR
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Harold Davidson Fld.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Le Mars Muni.   (ICAO: KLRJ)
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east northeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KLRJ
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Le Mars Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Laurel Muni.   (FAA ID: 08NE)
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Laurel Muni.
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  • Hawarden Muni.   (FAA ID: 2Y2)
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Current Airport Weather for Hawarden Muni.
  • Wayne Muni.   (ICAO: KLCG)
    (32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • ICAO: KLCG
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Wayne Muni.
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 
  • Pender Muni.   (FAA ID: 0C4)
    (34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southwest)
    • Current Airport Weather for Pender Muni.
  • Hartington Muni.   (FAA ID: 0B4)
    (35 miles [56.3 km] to the west)
    • Current Airport Weather for Hartington Muni.
  • Orange City Muni.   (ICAO: KORC)
    (36 miles [57.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • ICAO: KORC
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Orange City Muni.
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware]