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 Elwood.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Elwood. 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 Elwood.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(145 miles [233.4 km] to the east)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(153 miles [246.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(154 miles [247.8 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the south southeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the west)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clinton Muni. (CWI/KCWI)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast)
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Tri-Township Airport (SFY/KSFY)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Elwood), 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. |