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 Leaf River.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Leaf River. 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 Leaf River.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(87 miles [140 km] to the east southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(69 miles [111 km] to the west northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the south)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ogle Co. Airport (FAA ID: C55)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Albertus Airport (ICAO: KFEP)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport / Dornink Airport (FAA ID: C86)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Dixon Muni. (ICAO: KC73)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sue Rock Intl. (FAA ID: IS93)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside Co. Airport (ICAO: KSQI)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Leaf River), 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. |