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 Prairie Center.

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

Large Airports ...

Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the north)
- 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 Prairie Center to Chicago / Rockford International
O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Prairie Center to Chicago / O'Hare International
Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(64 miles [103 km] to the east northeast)
- 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 Prairie Center to Chicago / Midway International

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

Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Prairie Center to Greater Peoria Regional
Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the south)
- 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 Prairie Center to Central Illinois Regional
Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(69 miles [111 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Prairie Center to Chicago Executive Airport
Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the north)
- 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 Prairie Center to Southern Wisconsin Regional
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- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
  (79 miles [127.1 km] to the east)
  - Official website: https://flygyy.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: GYY ICAO: KGYY
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Gary / Chicago Intl.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Gary / Chicago International Airport
  - From Prairie Center to Gary / Chicago International Airport
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
  (81 miles [130.4 km] to the west)
  - 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 Prairie Center to Quad City International
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
  (104 miles [167.4 km] to the south southeast)
  - Official website: https://iflycu.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: CMI ICAO: KCMI
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Willard Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to University of Illinois - Willard Airport
  - From Prairie Center to University of Illinois - Willard Airport

General Aviation Airports ...

Earlville Airport (FAA ID: C94)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Current Airport Weather for Earlville Airport
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Earlville
- From Prairie Center to Earlville
Illinois Valley Rgnl. (ICAO: KVYS)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KVYS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Illinois Valley Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Illinois Valley Regional
- From Prairie Center to Illinois Valley Regional
Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Bresson Airport
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bresson
- From Prairie Center to Bresson
Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KC09
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Morris Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Morris Municipal
- From Prairie Center to Morris Municipal
Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest)
- 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 Prairie Center to Rochelle Municipal
Aurora Muni. (ICAO: KARR)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://www.aurora-il.org/530/Aurora-Municipal-Airport
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KARR
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Aurora Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Aurora Municipal
- From Prairie Center to Aurora Municipal

Footnotes ...

<1>

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