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 Mount Vernon.

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

Large Airports ...

• Eppley Airfield   (OMA/KOMA)
  (205 miles [329.9 km] to the 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] 
• Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl.   (MSP/KMSP)
  (261 miles [420 km] to the east 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] 
• Des Moines Intl.   (DSM/KDSM)
  (277 miles [445.8 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)
  (287 miles [461.9 km] to the east)
  • 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] 

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

• Huron Rgnl.   (HON/KHON)
  (46 miles [74 km] to the north)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: HON       ICAO: KHON
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Huron Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Joe Foss Fld.   (FSD/KFSD)
  (76 miles [122.3 km] to the east)
  • 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] 
• Watertown Rgnl.   (ATY/KATY)
  (99 miles [159.3 km] to the north northeast)
  • Official website: https://www.watertownsd.us/853/Watertown-Regional-Airport
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: ATY       ICAO: KATY
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Watertown Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Pierre Rgnl.   (PIR/KPIR)
  (110 miles [177 km] to the west northwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: PIR       ICAO: KPIR
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Pierre Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Mitchell Muni.   (MHE/KMHE)
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MHE       ICAO: KMHE
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Mitchell Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Corsica Muni.   (FAA ID: D65)
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Corsica Muni.
• Parkston Muni.   (FAA ID: 8V3)
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Parkston Muni.
• Wessington Springs Airport   (FAA ID: 4X4)
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Wessington Springs Airport
• Platte Muni.   (FAA ID: 1D3)
  (35 miles [56.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Platte Muni.
• Kimball Muni.   (FAA ID: 6A6)
  (35 miles [56.3 km] to the west)
  • Current Airport Weather for Kimball Muni.