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 Midway.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Midway. 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 Midway.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(134 miles [215.7 km] to the south)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(149 miles [239.8 km] to the east northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(150 miles [241.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(174 miles [280 km] to the north northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(186 miles [299.3 km] to the west northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(46 miles [74 km] to the west)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2C6)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Ingersoll Airport (FAA ID: CTK)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg Muni. (ICAO: KGBG)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Macomb Muni. (ICAO: KMQB)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Monmouth Muni. (FAA ID: C66)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Midway), 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. |