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 Alta.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Alta. 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 Alta.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(147 miles [236.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(161 miles [259.1 km] to the north)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the west)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marshall Co. Airport (ICAO: KC75)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2C6)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ingersoll Airport (FAA ID: CTK)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kewanee Muni. (FAA ID: EZI)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Alta), 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. |