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 Rockville.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rockville. 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 Rockville.
Large Airports ...
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(105 miles [169 km] to the east)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(123 miles [197.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(143 miles [230.1 km] to the west southwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(46 miles [74 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(64 miles [103 km] to the west)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Manchester Muni. (FAA ID: C27)
(18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest)
- Cassville Muni. (FAA ID: C74)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Elkader Muni. (FAA ID: I27)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Marion Airport (FAA ID: C17)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster Muni. (FAA ID: 73C)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rockville), 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. |