Air

Quad Cities International Airport

Quad Cities International Airport (MLI) operates over sixty daily flights on four major airlines to and from eight nonstop hub cities. These cities are Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis - St. Paul, and Orlando.

  • In the last year for which statistics are available (2008), the airport served 957,087 passengers.
  • The major air freight carriers operating from the airport include BAX Global, DHL/Danzas Air & Ocean, DHL Express, and UPS Supply Chain Solutions.
  • The airport serves as a U.S. Customs Port of Entry and is located in Foreign Trade Zone 133.
Quad Cities International Airport Length of Runways:
  • 5,015 ft (1,529 m)
  • 10,002 ft (3,049 m)
  • 7,301 ft (2,134 m)

Davenport Municipal Airport:

The City of Davenport owns and operates the Davenport Municipal Airport.  The airport provides a wide variety of services and activities to the community.  You can learn to fly, take a sight-seeing tour, charter a private aircraft, or just bring the family out to watch a plane or helicopter take-off.

The airport is also home to the award winning Quad City Air Show, the Iowa Air National Guard, Civil Air Patrol, Carver Aero, the National Weather Service, and the local Sprint Kart Speedway. We are fortunate to be served by a full service Fixed Base Operator (FBO) and to have T-hangars available for lease with access to self serve fuel.

The airport is key to promoting commerce in the City of Davenport.  About 300 corporate jets from around the country arrive each year.  In sum, the services and activities provided by the Davenport Municipal Airport support nearly 400 employment opportunities and generate nearly $20 million in local spending annually. Davenport Municipal Airport Length of Runways:
  • 5,500 ft (1,677 m)
  • 4,000 ft (1,220 m)

Additional airports include: Kewanee Municipal and Mercer County Municipal.