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 Paw Paw.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Paw Paw. 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 Paw Paw.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the north)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the east)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the south)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Earlville Airport (FAA ID: C94)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northwest)
- DeKalb Taylor Muni. (ICAO: KDKB)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Illinois Valley Rgnl. (ICAO: KVYS)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Dixon Muni. (ICAO: KC73)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Aurora Muni. (ICAO: KARR)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Paw Paw), 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. |