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)
- 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]
Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the north northeast)
- 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]
O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(128 miles [206 km] to the east 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]
Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(134 miles [215.7 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]
Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(156 miles [251.1 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]
Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the west)
- Official website: https://www.dsmairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: DSM ICAO: KDSM
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Des Moines Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

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

Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(12 miles [19.3 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]
Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(59 miles [95 km] to the north 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]
Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: BRL ICAO: KBRL
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Southeast Iowa Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southeast)
- 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]
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- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
  (73 miles [117.5 km] to the west northwest)
  - 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]
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
  (97 miles [156.1 km] to the 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]
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
  (106 miles [170.6 km] to the 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]

General Aviation Airports ...

Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KDVN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Davenport Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Clinton Muni. (CWI/KCWI)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: CWI ICAO: KCWI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Clinton Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Mercer Co. Airport
Kewanee Muni. (FAA ID: EZI)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Kewanee Muni.
Tri-Township Airport (SFY/KSFY)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northeast)
- 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]
Whiteside Co. Airport (ICAO: KSQI)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east northeast)
- 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]

Footnotes ...

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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.