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 Noel.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Noel. 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 Noel.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(82 miles [132 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(139 miles [223.7 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(146 miles [235 km] to the east)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the west)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(160 miles [257.5 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the north)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the west)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton Muni. (CWI/KCWI)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Tri-Township Airport (SFY/KSFY)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Noel), 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. |