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 Hickory Creek.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Hickory Creek. 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 Hickory Creek.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(64 miles [103 km] to the east)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the west)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(87 miles [140 km] to the southwest)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ogle Co. Airport (FAA ID: C55)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove Airport (FAA ID: C77)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Albertus Airport (ICAO: KFEP)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sue Rock Intl. (FAA ID: IS93)
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport / Dornink Airport (FAA ID: C86)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest)
- Brodhead Airport (FAA ID: C37)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Rock Co. Airport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Dacy Airport (FAA ID: 0C0)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Dixon Muni. (ICAO: KC73)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southwest)
- DeKalb Taylor Muni. (ICAO: KDKB)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Muni. (ICAO: KEFT)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Hickory Creek), 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. |