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 Elba Center.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Elba Center. 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 Elba Center.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(105 miles [169 km] to the north northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(135 miles [217.3 km] to the east northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(135 miles [217.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(145 miles [233.4 km] to the south)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(162 miles [260.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(182 miles [292.9 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the west)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(64 miles [103 km] to the east southeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2C6)
(5 miles [8 km] to the south southwest)
- Ingersoll Airport (FAA ID: CTK)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Galesburg Muni. (ICAO: KGBG)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kewanee Muni. (FAA ID: EZI)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth Muni. (FAA ID: C66)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Marshall Co. Airport (ICAO: KC75)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Macomb Muni. (ICAO: KMQB)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Elba Center), 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. |