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 Ladd.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Ladd. 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 Ladd.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(121 miles [194.7 km] to the north)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(127 miles [204.4 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(64 miles [103 km] to the south southeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the west)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the north)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the east)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Illinois Valley Rgnl. (ICAO: KVYS)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Earlville Airport (FAA ID: C94)
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Co. Airport (ICAO: KC75)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Dixon Muni. (ICAO: KC73)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Whiteside Co. Airport (ICAO: KSQI)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ladd), 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. |