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 Penrose.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Penrose. 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 Penrose.

Large Airports ...

Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flyrfd.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: RFD ICAO: KRFD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Rockford Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chicago / Rockford International
- From Penrose to Chicago / Rockford International
Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the north)
- Official website: https://www.msnairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MSN ICAO: KMSN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Dane County Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dane County Regional
- From Penrose to Dane County Regional
O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the east)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: ORD ICAO: KORD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for O'Hare Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chicago / O'Hare International
- From Penrose to Chicago / O'Hare International
Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the east)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/midway/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MDW ICAO: KMDW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Midway Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chicago / Midway International
- From Penrose to Chicago / Midway International
Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://www.mitchellairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MKE ICAO: KMKE
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Gen. Mitchell Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to General Mitchell International
- From Penrose to General Mitchell International

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the southwest)
- Official website: https://www.qcairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MLI ICAO: KMLI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Quad City Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Quad City International
- From Penrose to Quad City International
Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(59 miles [95 km] to the north northeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KJVL
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Southern Wisconsin Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Southern Wisconsin Regional
- From Penrose to Southern Wisconsin Regional
Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(64 miles [103 km] to the northwest)
- Official website: https://www.flydbq.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: DBQ ICAO: KDBQ
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Dubuque Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dubuque Regional
- From Penrose to Dubuque Regional
Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the south)
- Official website: https://www.flypia.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PIA ICAO: KPIA
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Greater Peoria Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greater Peoria Regional
- From Penrose to Greater Peoria Regional
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- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
  (91 miles [146.5 km] to the east)
  - Official website: https://www.chiexec.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: PWK ICAO: KPWK
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Chicago Exec.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Chicago Executive Airport
  - From Penrose to Chicago Executive Airport
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
  (104 miles [167.4 km] to the south southeast)
  - Official website: https://cira.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: BMI ICAO: KBMI
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Central Illinois Rgnl.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Central Illinois Regional
  - From Penrose to Central Illinois Regional
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
  (104 miles [167.4 km] to the west)
  - Official website: https://flycid.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: CID ICAO: KCID
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for The Eastern Iowa Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Eastern Iowa Airport
  - From Penrose to Eastern Iowa Airport

General Aviation Airports ...

Whiteside Co. Airport (ICAO: KSQI)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KSQI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Whiteside Co. Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whiteside County Airport
- From Penrose to Whiteside County Airport
Dixon Muni. (ICAO: KC73)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KC73
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Dixon Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dixon Municipal
- From Penrose to Dixon Municipal
Ogle Co. Airport (FAA ID: C55)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: www.oglecountyairport.com/
- Current Airport Weather for Ogle Co. Airport
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ogle County Airport
- From Penrose to Ogle County Airport
Albertus Airport (ICAO: KFEP)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KFEP
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Albertus Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Albertus
- From Penrose to Albertus
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- Tri-Township Airport (SFY/KSFY)
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: SFY ICAO: KSFY
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Tri-Township Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Tri-Township Airport
  - From Penrose to Tri-Township Airport
- Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east southeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Bresson Airport
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Bresson
  - From Penrose to Bresson
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KRPJ
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Rochelle Muni.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Rochelle Municipal
  - From Penrose to Rochelle Municipal

Footnotes ...

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When we are planning a trip (for example, to Penrose), 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.