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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 Rapids City.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rapids City. 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 Rapids City.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(128 miles [206 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(134 miles [215.7 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(156 miles [251.1 km] to the northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the west)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(59 miles [95 km] to the north northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the northeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clinton Muni. (CWI/KCWI)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- GPS Coordinates: 41.248645, -90.737084<17>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Mercer County Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Mercer Co. Airport
- Kewanee Muni. (FAA ID: EZI)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast)
- GPS Coordinates: 41.205194, -89.963861<18>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Kewanee Municipal Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Kewanee Muni.
- Tri-Township Airport (SFY/KSFY)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Whiteside Co. Airport (ICAO: KSQI)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rapids City), 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. |
| <2> | GPS Coordinates for Rockford International Airport:
Decimal: 42.19536, -89.097222
DDMMSS: 42° 11' 43", -89° 5' 49" |
| <3> | GPS Coordinates for Dane County Regional Airport:
Decimal: 43.13985, -89.337514
DDMMSS: 43° 8' 23", -89° 20' 15" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for O'Hare International Airport:
Decimal: 41.98164, -87.906671
DDMMSS: 41° 58' 53", -87° 54' 24" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for Midway International Airport:
Decimal: 41.78597, -87.752417
DDMMSS: 41° 47' 9", -87° 45' 8" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for General Mitchell International Airport:
Decimal: 42.94721, -87.896730
DDMMSS: 42° 56' 49", -87° 53' 48" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for Des Moines International Airport:
Decimal: 41.53397, -93.663083
DDMMSS: 41° 32' 2", -93° 39' 47" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Quad City International Airport:
Decimal: 41.44828, -90.507520
DDMMSS: 41° 26' 53", -90° 30' 27" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for Dubuque Regional Airport:
Decimal: 42.40200, -90.709472
DDMMSS: 42° 24' 7", -90° 42' 34" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Southeast Iowa Regional Airport:
Decimal: 40.78322, -91.125506
DDMMSS: 40° 46' 59", -91° 7' 31" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for Greater Peoria Regional Airport:
Decimal: 40.66420, -89.693258
DDMMSS: 40° 39' 51", -89° 41' 35" |
| <12> | GPS Coordinates for The Eastern Iowa Airport:
Decimal: 41.88612, -91.709714
DDMMSS: 41° 53' 10", -91° 42' 34" |
| <13> | GPS Coordinates for Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport:
Decimal: 42.62025, -89.041556
DDMMSS: 42° 37' 12", -89° 2' 29" |
| <14> | GPS Coordinates for Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal Airport:
Decimal: 40.47711, -88.915917
DDMMSS: 40° 28' 37", -88° 54' 57" |
| <15> | GPS Coordinates for Davenport Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 41.61027, -90.588361
DDMMSS: 41° 36' 36", -90° 35' 18" |
| <16> | GPS Coordinates for Clinton Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 41.83111, -90.329139
DDMMSS: 41° 49' 51", -90° 19' 44" |
| <17> | GPS Coordinates for Mercer County Airport:
Decimal: 41.24864, -90.737084
DDMMSS: 41° 14' 55", -90° 44' 13" |
| <18> | GPS Coordinates for Kewanee Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 41.20519, -89.963861
DDMMSS: 41° 12' 18", -89° 57' 49" |
| <19> | GPS Coordinates for Tri-Township Airport:
Decimal: 42.04583, -90.107944
DDMMSS: 42° 2' 44", -90° 6' 28" |
| <20> | GPS Coordinates for Whiteside County Airport:
Decimal: 41.74283, -89.676306
DDMMSS: 41° 44' 34", -89° 40' 34" |
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