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 Oakland Center.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Oakland Center. 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 Oakland Center.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the south)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(153 miles [246.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(179 miles [288.1 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(187 miles [300.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(209 miles [336.4 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(41 miles [66 km] to the west southwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the north)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Greater Beardstown Airport (FAA ID: K06)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south southeast)
- Macomb Muni. (ICAO: KMQB)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Mount Sterling Muni. (FAA ID: I63)
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Havana Rgnl. (FAA ID: 9I0)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ingersoll Airport (FAA ID: CTK)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville Muni. (ICAO: KIJX)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Oakland Center), 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. |