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 Altona.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Altona. 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 Altona.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(131 miles [210.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(133 miles [214 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(146 miles [235 km] to the north northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(163 miles [262.3 km] to the south)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the southeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Kewanee Muni. (FAA ID: EZI)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Galesburg Muni. (ICAO: KGBG)
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2C6)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monmouth Muni. (FAA ID: C66)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingersoll Airport (FAA ID: CTK)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Altona), 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. |