Airports / Iowa / MXO
Monticello Regional Airport
KMXO / MXOMonticello, IowaELEV 832 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Monticello Regional Airport, listed as KMXO / MXO, is a general aviation field in Monticello, Iowa. The field lies at an elevation of 832 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
MXO has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ, 23 nm), The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID, 32 nm), and Quad City International Airport (MLI, 55 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MXO vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MXO, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“Great customer service, communication and most importantly did all the work in timely manner.”
ravinder dhiman5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“A great airport to stop and fuel or leave aircraft if your visiting the area!!”
Mark Owensby5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Monticello Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KMXO
IATA
MXO
FAA / Local
MXO
Elevation
832 ft
Coordinates
42.2204° N · 91.1633° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IA fields
state range 547–1,488 ft
At 832 ft, MXO sits lower than 79% of the 47 Iowa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 23nmDBQDubuque Regional AirportDubuque
- 32nmCIDThe Eastern Iowa AirportCedar Rapids
- 55nmMLIQuad City International AirportMoline
- 58nmALOWaterloo Regional AirportWaterloo
- 82nmCCYNortheast Iowa Regional AirportCharles City
- 86nmBRLSoutheast Iowa Regional AirportBurlington
Location
Open the full mapKMXO · Monticello Regional Airport · Monticello, IA
From the ramp
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