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 Ellison.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Ellison. 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 Ellison.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(130 miles [209.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(141 miles [226.9 km] to the south)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the west northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(170 miles [273.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(179 miles [288.1 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the east)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Monmouth Muni. (FAA ID: C66)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Macomb Muni. (ICAO: KMQB)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south southeast)
- Burlington Muni.
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Galesburg Muni. (ICAO: KGBG)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Fort Madison Muni. (ICAO: KFSW)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north)
- Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2C6)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ellison), 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. |