Really easy airport!…read more Seamless check in and nice staff! Bathrooms are clean, chairs are very cozy and they even have an outdoor patio with a fireplace by gate 1 & 2! Never seen something like this at an airport. Not many food options but the door has a restaurant, the Java House coffee shop (which has THE BEST CHAI) and a little snack shop. You can usually get through TSA within 8 minutes or less, I have TSA precheck and get through within 3 minutes!

I flew in and out of CID during my most recent visit to Iowa. This trip involved seeing my 97…read moreyear-old Dad in Ames, a side trip to Des Moines, and then over to Iowa City for my semiannual University of Iowa Chemical Engineering Alumni Board meeting. Compared to flying in and out of DSM, I found the amount of required driving to be pretty even. CID is an impressive small-medium airport, with modern features and nice natural light. I counted 13-14 gates, which seemed more than enough to handle existing air traffic and future expansion. I didn't notice any Southwest movement, but I did see American, Delta, United, Allegient, and Frontier business. Who's left? JetBlue? Sun Country? Alaska? I also appreciated the easy walking distance and navigation between Check-In, Security, Gates, Baggage Claim, and the Rental Car Parking Lot. This is the Airport that DSM is probably modelling as they work through their own expansion and modernization plans. TIP: Check out the gift shop for the Iowa Hawkeye Tchotchkes, with a few Caitlin Clark items thrown in. CID is definitely Back in Black.

Picked me up at the Waterloo UHaul within a few minutes of calling and he got me to the airport in…read moreno time. Very helpful and respectful driver, a veteran, and I'd be happy to call on this Company again.

Punctual and friendly. Car well maintained. Excellent service. Took me to Waterloo Regional Airport…read morefrom Iowa Falls. Enjoyed the conversation. Strong recommend!

GREAT airport! It's not a commercial airport, but for private pilots, this place is absolutely…read moreamazing. If you're looking to learn how to fly or just want to take some rides in smaller airplanes, you can't go wrong with this airport. You can rent aircraft here, attend events, learn to fly, store your aircraft, and more. If you're curious about small aircraft, they also offer rides as well as very affordable Intro rides to give you the flying experience. (I'd say every person who has any interest in aviation should totally do an Intro ride with them - no exclusions.) The guy in charge of this airport (Jonathan) obviously cares about the airport. It doesn't seem to be just a "financial" thing with him. He really has a love for aviation, and he wants to grow the airport and other aviation lovers, and it shows. He's a fantastic teacher and extremely friendly. In fact, all of the employees were very friendly and nice. It's honestly one of the nicest small airports that I've ever been to. For pilots: the interior is really clean and comfortable. They have seating. The bathrooms are clean as well. You're less than 5 minutes away from the city of Independence AND this airport offers a FREE courtesy car. (Just call ahead). If you want to eat somewhere in town, I highly recommend Bill's in Independence. It's totally worth the flight. They have aircraft available for rental as well. Very reasonable rates - and the rates for instruction time are very reasonable as well. The aircraft are in great shape, and among pilots I've talked to, their planes are known for being well taken care-of. Unlike other airports, you can also learn acrobatic flying here as well - yay! This airport is pretty active with events as well. They offer free learning seminars, and they also have cookouts during the summer. I'm not sure if they have any particular fly-ins, but they have a really nice website that seems to be regularly updated (which again, rare with airports), so you can check out that information. The only downside is that it's kinda in the middle of nowhere when driving. You can go from the highway and go to the airport, but you'll be going through a bit of gravel. Alternatively, you can go through Independence's downtown all the way past McDonalds, and take a left. The signs WILL get you from the highway to the airport within 5 minutes if you're driving in. There are also signs if you go through the downtown area. Airports tend to need to be outside of travel areas anyway. Super duper impressed with this place. I'll go out of my way to fly and get training here instead of somewhere else.

I stopped at the coffee and bar before my flight back home to Phoenix…read more This is located right by gate 17. The girl serving at the coffee and bar was friendly and attentive. They have a variety of sodas, Minute Maid lemonade, gold peak iced tea, monster energy, Red Bull (regular and sugar free), Fiji and Dasani water. For alcoholic beverages they offer white claws, cutwater, black box wine, 2 kinds of canned crown royal and variety of beers. They offer chips and muffins if you're looking for a quick snack.

It's a small airport but they're expanding. TSA is fairly fast because of the size. Bathrooms…read morebefore the terminal are small but clean. Bathrooms in the terminal aren't much bigger but they're also clean. Two restaurants in the terminal, couple side shops. DSM Airport is expanding so visible work can be seen. Parking is easier nowadays in my opinion.

Nice regional airport In my hometown...was finally flown out of this airport after living here for…read more18 years HaHa...my buddy Matt has been getting his pilots listened here and I was his first non paying customer (except for a rack of smokes BBQ ribs) to have a flight out over the beautiful Iowa landscapes; Salorville Lake, High Trussel Bridge, and Lake Panorama on one great sunny winter day. Very nice place to experience personal flight and not just seeing it's lights from the hyway.

This is a really nice airport for being a smaller airport. A lot of people who own their own…read moreplanes fly in to this airport instead of the major Des Moines airport. They have tie downs at the airport for when you fly in and they also have hanger space too. The people that run the airport are friendly and easy to deal with.

The man who answered the phone was extremely unprofessional and rude. I was shocked to hear his…read moretone of voice and the dismissive way he spoke to me . He should be fired or fired himself because working with the public is not his cup of tea. Wow!!!!

I believe they are committing Medicaid Fraud. Never showed…read moreup for my transportation request and when I called the dispatcher was very rude and hung up on me. If you believe they are commiting Medicaid Fraud email: imepi@hhs.iowa.gov

Limousine was clean, driver was personable and friendly and they were on time. Great price. 5…read morestars. Thank you for the enjoyable ride. Will use them again soon.

From the owner: Red's Limo & Shuttle Service provides limousine & party bus transportation for weddings, proms &…read moreother special events. Chauffeurs for airport shuttles too.

I really enjoyed my time taking flight lessons at Marion. They are small, and their airplanes are a…read morebit older than some of the other flight schools, but you just can't beat the people that work there. I always had a great time chatting with the workers and instructors; it was more like hanging out with friends or family than walking into a business. The prices were about the best in the area. The only place that comes close to their prices is Green Castle, and the gas it would cost me to drive there and back pushes them just a bit higher than Marion.

Well, we were upgraded to first class which was nice - but this is a regional size plane which…read moremeans no TV and no wifi. I decided to be very nice to the pilots and I gave them goody bags - why not thank the people that help you get to the places safely?! They both were very appreciative and had giant smiles. My husband and I had a chicken salad that was decent and a diet coke for me (my husband had a drink!). The plane had to let someone get off the plane to reduce the weight of the plane (there was construction on the runway and we had to lessen the load to be able to get in the air easily) and then we had to spend another 20 minutes dumping 200 lbs of fuel (which I couldn't stand what it was doing to our atmosphere). I also was concerned about my family making our next connection from LaG to PBI (we ended up making it but barely). In the middle/end of the flight, I asked the flight attendant when we would land and she proceeded to tell me the name time that the original expected time was (which is impossible) - I was right - we were able to get off the plane quickly and had to majorly hustle thru LaG to get to our plane.

My flight was diverted because of weather and than we deplaned the staff handled it efficiently and…read moreprofessionally. Good job