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 McGirr.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from McGirr. 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 McGirr.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the east)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the south)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(105 miles [169 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- DeKalb Taylor Muni. (ICAO: KDKB)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Aurora Muni. (ICAO: KARR)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Earlville Airport (FAA ID: C94)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest)
- Dupage Airport (DPA/KDPA)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ogle Co. Airport (FAA ID: C55)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Dixon Muni. (ICAO: KC73)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove Airport (FAA ID: C77)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to McGirr), 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. |