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 Rio.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rio. 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 Rio.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(142 miles [228.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(144 miles [231.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(150 miles [241.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(163 miles [262.3 km] to the south)
- 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)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the north)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Galesburg Muni. (ICAO: KGBG)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monmouth Muni. (FAA ID: C66)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Kewanee Muni. (FAA ID: EZI)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east northeast)
- Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2C6)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rio), 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. |