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 Chapel Hill.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Chapel Hill. 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 Chapel Hill.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(131 miles [210.8 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(145 miles [233.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(150 miles [241.4 km] to the east)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(155 miles [249.4 km] to the west)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the north)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Muscatine Muni. (ICAO: KMUT)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Clinton Muni. (CWI/KCWI)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Chapel Hill), 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. |