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 Phelps.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Phelps. 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 Phelps.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(145 miles [233.4 km] to the south)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(158 miles [254.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(160 miles [257.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(170 miles [273.6 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(41 miles [66 km] to the north)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Monmouth Muni. (FAA ID: C66)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Galesburg Muni. (ICAO: KGBG)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macomb Muni. (ICAO: KMQB)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2C6)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Burlington Muni.
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Phelps), 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. |