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 Portage.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Portage. 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 Portage.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(64 miles [103 km] to the south)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the west)
- La Crosse Muni. (LSE/KLSE)
(110 miles [177 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Grant Co. Airport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Platteville Muni. (ICAO: KPVB)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Tri-Township Airport (SFY/KSFY)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Lancaster Muni. (FAA ID: 73C)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Cassville Muni. (FAA ID: C74)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Co. Airport (ICAO: KMRJ)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Monticello Rgnl. (ICAO: KMXO)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Clinton Muni. (CWI/KCWI)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Portage), 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. |