Fairfield, Iowa

Golden Dome and
Vedic City, Iowa

Fairfield Iowa & Vedic City Travel
Free tips on how to get to and from
Fairfield Iowa and major cities
for business or pleasure
Updated: 09/17/2024

DC Metro

Amtrak Station
Mount Pleasant

Quad Cities Airport
St. Louis STL

Burlington Airport
Air Choice One

Washington DC
DCA or IAD

1
Charter Plane

The
Fastest Way

but most  expensive

Fairfield Flying Service

Robert Lyons: 641-472-3166
2013 Airport Road, Fairfield IA

Fairfield to
Chicago

Fairfield Iowa Airport (FFL) is a 2 minute drive from town on Route 1.  This could get travelers to Chicago or St. Louis.  From there you can fly anywhere else.

Runway is over 1 mile long,  5500 feet - long enough for Donald Trump's jet.   Oprah Winfrey landed her jet for her TV show about Fairfield.

But of course this is too expensive for 99% of the population. 

2
Plane to
Iowa Airport,
Drive to MIU

Next
Fastest
Way
6 hours
Inexpensive
2 legs

Search for the cheapest flight
across multiple
days and
carriers
Kayak.com

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Iowa Airports
by proximity

1. Burlingon (BRL)
FlyBRL.com
IFlySouthern.com

2. Cedar Rapids (CID)

3. Moline (MLI)

4. Des Moines (DSM)

Airlines

1. American Airlines

2. United Airlines

Has excellent MileagePlus frequent flyer program and benefits

3. Delta

4. JetBlue

5. SouthWest

seem to have the best prices from KC and STL (but does not go to MLI, CID, and DSM.  SW goes between DCA/IAD and MDW (not ORD)  No flight change fee, just the fare difference.

6. AllegiantAir.com

Great prices to Las Vegas
 

ATA stops in Atlanta

AA, United
and other airlines
stop in Chicago

BWI
Baltimore Washington
 

flyfrontier.com
Low prices like $114
MDW-BWI

Between Chicago's
ORD to MDW about $5
ORD Blue line
MDW Orange
transitchicago.com

1) Burlington (BRL) is the closest commercial airport to Fairfield / Vedic City, just a 1:00 hour drive.
CapeAir airline has flights to and from Burlington (BRL) and Chicago (ORD) or St. Louis (STL) for only about $108, flying 2 times per day (once on Sat/Sun).  From there you can get a less expensive flight anywhere.  The propeller plane holds 6 people and 2 pilots, so reserve in advance.  Parking is Free, even for weeks. 
Note: Please be sure to arrive 1 hour before the flight takes off so the staff can check you in. 
If you have just carry on luggage, then you can quickly go to your next flight.  If you have to check a bag, you have to take it through Security again in ORD or STL.

 Video of flight and 9/11 experiment.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYflOkH8FRw

2) Moline (MLI) is consistently lower in cost than other airports such as CID or DSM.  1:55 hours from Fairfield.
DC Airport to Moline Illinois (MLI) generally the least expensive major airport coming from the east.  

3) Cedar Rapids (CID) is 1:23 hours from Fairfield.
www.EIAirport.org  Parking $5 - $7 per day

4) Des Moines (DSM) is 1:52 hours from Fairfield.
www.DSMairport.com

5) Peoria Illinois (PIA) is 2:21 hours from Fairfield

Flights between Washington DC and Chicago
https://www.google.com/flights

DC trains between DCA, IAD, and BWI
commuterpage.com/ways-to-get-around/metro-system

Train DC - BWI  - about $13
trains/baltimore-washington--union-station
 

6:30 - 12:16

You save $ by going very early

Flights are generally higher during the summer student vacation travel season.

$200/
$300

Driving to Airport
and parking

DSM Bus Park

MIU-BRL

Parking Free!

 

or

or

Parking at MLI

Parking the car at MLI is $6 per day or $30 per week or $120 per month long term. 
Parking at BRL is Free an amazing deal
You can rent a car for $25/day

3
Plane to CHI
Train to MTP
Drive to MIU

Least
expensive
12 hours
4 legs

Photos
Step by Step

DC Metro
WaterFront to DCA

DC National to Chicago Midway on $69 / $138 round trip
1 week advance - often even the next day
USAirways, AA, United, AirTran web specials

Flights are generally higher during the summer student vacation travel season.

Chicago Train Authority (CTA)

Chicago
Union Station


 

MDW
or
ORD

More Info

Map of all CTA trains

See how to quiet train noise at
FairfieldQuietZone.org

10% discount for NARPRail.org members

You can also Rent A Car for about $20 per day

4
Plane to Chicago
Drive to MIU

United or
US Airways
seem to have the best prices, followed by

DC-CHI

DC National to Chicago Midway on $69 / $138 round trip
1 week advance - often even the next day
USAirways, AA, United, AirTran web specials

Flights are generally higher during the summer student vacation travel season

CHI to Ff

5
Plane to CID
Drive to MIU

6
Plane to STL
Drive to MIU

or
MIU-KC

There are inexpensive direct flights between DCA and STL or Kansas City

7
Train
to/from
CHI
Fly BRL

AirChoiceOne

8
All train to MTP
Drive to MIU

9
Drive to Fairfield
Slow and labor intensive

10

Slow
but not
expensive

Bus

906 Broadway
West Burlington, IA 52655
(319) 753-2864 or (800) 992-4618
Fax (319) 753-2916
 

However, it usually requires staying in a hotel in Chicago before or  after your flight. It's also surprisingly expensive--often more than  Amtrak, except at peak times. It's stations are the Greyhound station 
in Chicago, near Amtrak's Union Station, and the Best Western in 
Fairfield, which is its biggest advantage--no rides to arrange to or  from Mt. Pleasant's Amtrak.

Examples:
Iowa City to Chicago, Des Moines, or Ohaha
 

The Fastest Way - but expensive
Fairfield Iowa Airport

Southeast Iowa Regional Airport
2515 Summer Street
Burlington, IA 52601
Phone (319) 754-1414   Fax (319) 754-142

Driver

You

Total

12 hours

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