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 Milan.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Milan. 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 Milan.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(141 miles [226.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(147 miles [236.6 km] to the east)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(160 miles [257.5 km] to the west)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the north)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Clinton Muni. (CWI/KCWI)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Muscatine Muni. (ICAO: KMUT)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kewanee Muni. (FAA ID: EZI)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Milan), 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. |