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 Burlington.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Burlington. 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 Burlington.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(141 miles [226.9 km] to the northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(141 miles [226.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(147 miles [236.6 km] to the south southeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(184 miles [296.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(185 miles [297.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(186 miles [299.3 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(Less than 2 miles to the south southwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(59 miles [95 km] to the south)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the east)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Burlington Muni.
(Less than 2 miles to the south southwest)
- Fort Madison Muni. (ICAO: KFSW)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant Muni. (ICAO: KMPZ)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Monmouth Muni. (FAA ID: C66)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Keokuk Muni. (ICAO: KEOK)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macomb Muni. (ICAO: KMQB)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Burlington), 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. |