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 Motor Heights.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Motor Heights. 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 Motor Heights.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(64 miles [103 km] to the east southeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the north)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the east)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the west)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(87 miles [140 km] to the southwest)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ogle Co. Airport (FAA ID: C55)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove Airport (FAA ID: C77)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Albertus Airport (ICAO: KFEP)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Sue Rock Intl. (FAA ID: IS93)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport / Dornink Airport (FAA ID: C86)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest)
- DeKalb Taylor Muni. (ICAO: KDKB)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Muni. (ICAO: KC73)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dacy Airport (FAA ID: 0C0)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Brodhead Airport (FAA ID: C37)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Motor Heights), 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. |