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 Joy.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Joy. 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 Joy.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(146 miles [235 km] to the west)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(155 miles [249.4 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(162 miles [260.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the south)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(64 miles [103 km] to the northwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Muscatine Muni. (ICAO: KMUT)
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Monmouth Muni. (FAA ID: C66)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg Muni. (ICAO: KGBG)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Burlington Muni.
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Mount Pleasant Muni. (ICAO: KMPZ)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Joy), 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. |