Airports near Cresco, IA
10 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Cresco, Iowa — 4 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Ellen Church Field (KCJJ), 0.6 nm S. Closest public fuel: KDEH (100LL,A+), 18.2 nm. Longest runway: 4,001 ft at KDEH.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Cresco | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCJJ | Ellen Church Field Cresco · Airport | 0.6 nm S | Public | 2,949 ft | — | CTAF 122.8 |
| IA62 | Matthias Field Cresco · Airport | 7.6 nm W | Private | 2,570 ft (soft) | — | — |
| MN21 | Pietenpol Field Cherry Grove · Airport | 14.4 nm NW | Private | 1,736 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 23MN | High Grove Preston · Airport | 16.7 nm N | Private | 1,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KDEH | Decorah Municipal Decorah · Airport | 18.2 nm E | Public | 4,001 ft | 100LL,A+ | CTAF 122.8 |
| KFKA | Fillmore County Preston · Airport | 18.2 nm N | Public | 4,001 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.9 |
| 7IA7 | Mitchell Field New Hampton · Airport | 19.2 nm SW | Private | 1,500 ft | — | — |
| 1Y5 | New Hampton Municipal New Hampton · Airport | 19.6 nm SW | Public | 2,900 ft | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| MY10 | Deters Farms Spring Grove · Airport | 22.6 nm NE | Private | 1,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 7MN3 | Caldbeck Field Spring Valley · Airport | 24.5 nm NW | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Cresco as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.