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About Charles City, IA

Charles City, the Floyd County seat, sits along the Cedar River in north-central Iowa. Highway 218 connects it to Waterloo (25 miles south) and Minneapolis, while US 18 runs east-west to Mason City and Dubuque. This prairie town of 7,200 is the birthplace of Hart-Parr Tractor Company, which actually coined the word "tractor."

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Charles City, IA is in United States, at 43.065, -92.674 - about 32 km east of Nora Springs, IA.

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What is the closest airport to Charles City, IA?

The closest airport to Charles City, IA is Mason City Municipal Airport, 68 km (about 58 min by car). Other airports nearby: Waterloo Regional Airport.

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