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 Knox.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Knox. 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 Knox.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(105 miles [169 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(141 miles [226.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(142 miles [228.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(151 miles [243 km] to the south)
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- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(184 miles [296.1 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(46 miles [74 km] to the west southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Galesburg Muni. (ICAO: KGBG)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2C6)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth Muni. (FAA ID: C66)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kewanee Muni. (FAA ID: EZI)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ingersoll Airport (FAA ID: CTK)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Knox), 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. |