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 Dixon.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Dixon. 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 Dixon.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the north)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(59 miles [95 km] to the west southwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(82 miles [132 km] to the south)
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- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Dixon Muni. (ICAO: KC73)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Whiteside Co. Airport (ICAO: KSQI)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ogle Co. Airport (FAA ID: C55)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Albertus Airport (ICAO: KFEP)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Dixon), 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. |