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 Shaffton.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Shaffton. 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 Shaffton.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(125 miles [201.2 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(149 miles [239.8 km] to the northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the west)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the west)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(82 miles [132 km] to the south southeast)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Clinton Muni. (CWI/KCWI)
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tri-Township Airport (SFY/KSFY)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast)
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteside Co. Airport (ICAO: KSQI)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Shaffton), 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. |