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 Farm Ridge.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Farm Ridge. 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 Farm Ridge.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the north)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the east northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the south)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(82 miles [132 km] to the east northeast)
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- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Illinois Valley Rgnl. (ICAO: KVYS)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Earlville Airport (FAA ID: C94)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Co. Airport (ICAO: KC75)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Farm Ridge), 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. |