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 Buck Creek.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Buck Creek. 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 Buck Creek.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(123 miles [197.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(131 miles [210.8 km] to the west southwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(177 miles [284.9 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(179 miles [288.1 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest)
- Cassville Muni. (FAA ID: C74)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast)
- Independence Muni. (ICAO: KIIB)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Buck Creek), 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. |