Nearby Airports
Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Big Rock.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Big Rock. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Big Rock.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(121 miles [194.7 km] to the northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(147 miles [236.6 km] to the west)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(150 miles [241.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(158 miles [254.3 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(170 miles [273.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(170 miles [273.6 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the north)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(46 miles [74 km] to the west)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(69 miles [111 km] to the south southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Clinton Muni. (CWI/KCWI)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Muscatine Muni. (ICAO: KMUT)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the south)
- Iowa City Muni. (ICAO: KIOW)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Big Rock), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |