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 Ideal.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Ideal. 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 Ideal.

Large Airports ...

Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flyrfd.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: RFD ICAO: KRFD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Rockford Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chicago / Rockford International
- From Ideal to Chicago / Rockford International
Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Official website: https://www.msnairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MSN ICAO: KMSN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Dane County Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dane County Regional
- From Ideal to Dane County Regional
O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the east)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: ORD ICAO: KORD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for O'Hare Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chicago / O'Hare International
- From Ideal to Chicago / O'Hare International
Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the east)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/midway/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MDW ICAO: KMDW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Midway Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chicago / Midway International
- From Ideal to Chicago / Midway International
Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(125 miles [201.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Official website: https://www.mitchellairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MKE ICAO: KMKE
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Gen. Mitchell Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to General Mitchell International
- From Ideal to General Mitchell International

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the southwest)
- Official website: https://www.qcairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MLI ICAO: KMLI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Quad City Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Quad City International
- From Ideal to Quad City International
Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the northwest)
- Official website: https://www.flydbq.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: DBQ ICAO: KDBQ
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Dubuque Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dubuque Regional
- From Ideal to Dubuque Regional
Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the northeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KJVL
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Southern Wisconsin Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Southern Wisconsin Regional
- From Ideal to Southern Wisconsin Regional
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the west)
- Official website: https://flycid.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: CID ICAO: KCID
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eastern Iowa Airport
- From Ideal to Eastern Iowa Airport
Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the south)
- Official website: https://www.flypia.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PIA ICAO: KPIA
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Greater Peoria Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greater Peoria Regional
- From Ideal to Greater Peoria Regional

General Aviation Airports ...

Tri-Township Airport (SFY/KSFY)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: SFY ICAO: KSFY
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Tri-Township Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tri-Township Airport
- From Ideal to Tri-Township Airport
Clinton Muni. (CWI/KCWI)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: CWI ICAO: KCWI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Clinton Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clinton Municipal
- From Ideal to Clinton Municipal
Whiteside Co. Airport (ICAO: KSQI)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KSQI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Whiteside Co. Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whiteside County Airport
- From Ideal to Whiteside County Airport
Albertus Airport (ICAO: KFEP)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KFEP
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Albertus Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Albertus
- From Ideal to Albertus
Continue List (5 more) ...
- Dixon Muni. (ICAO: KC73)
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east southeast)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KC73
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Dixon Muni.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Dixon Municipal
  - From Ideal to Dixon Municipal
- Ogle Co. Airport (FAA ID: C55)
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  - Official website: www.oglecountyairport.com/
  - Current Airport Weather for Ogle Co. Airport
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Ogle County Airport
  - From Ideal to Ogle County Airport
- Freeport / Dornink Airport (FAA ID: C86)
  (35 miles [56.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Freeport / Dornink Airport
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Freeport / Dornink
  - From Ideal to Freeport / Dornink
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
  (38 miles [61.2 km] to the west)
  - Current Airport Weather for Maquoketa Muni.
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Maquoketa Municipal
  - From Ideal to Maquoketa Municipal
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
  (39 miles [62.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KDVN
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Davenport Muni.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Davenport Municipal
  - From Ideal to Davenport Municipal

Footnotes ...

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When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ideal), 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.