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 Riley.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Riley. 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 Riley.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(64 miles [103 km] to the northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Poplar Grove Airport (FAA ID: C77)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dacy Airport (FAA ID: 0C0)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake in the Hills Airport (FAA ID: 3CK)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- DeKalb Taylor Muni. (ICAO: KDKB)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest)
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- Galt Fld. (FAA ID: 10C)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dupage Airport (DPA/KDPA)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Airport (FAA ID: C81)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora Muni. (ICAO: KARR)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Schaumburg Rgnl. (FAA ID: 06C)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Lake Lawn Airport (FAA ID: C59)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westosha Airport (FAA ID: 5K6)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Geneva Resort Airport (IATA: XES)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Riley), 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. |