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 Alpha.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Alpha. 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 Alpha.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(138 miles [222.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(141 miles [226.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(144 miles [231.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the south)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the west)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(175 miles [281.6 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the north)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the south southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Galesburg Muni. (ICAO: KGBG)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest)
- Kewanee Muni. (FAA ID: EZI)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Monmouth Muni. (FAA ID: C66)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2C6)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Alpha), 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. |