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 Freeport.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Freeport. 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 Freeport.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the west)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Albertus Airport (ICAO: KFEP)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport / Dornink Airport (FAA ID: C86)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Sue Rock Intl. (FAA ID: IS93)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Ogle Co. Airport (FAA ID: C55)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Muni. (ICAO: KEFT)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brodhead Airport (FAA ID: C37)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Freeport), 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. |