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 Rochester.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rochester. 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 Rochester.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(82 miles [132 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(169 miles [272 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the east)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(175 miles [281.6 km] to the north northeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(215 miles [346 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(59 miles [95 km] to the north northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the north)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(69 miles [111 km] to the east northeast)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southwest)
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- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the west)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorville Muni. (ICAO: KTAZ)
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Zelmer Meml. Airpark (FAA ID: 5K1)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville Muni. (ICAO: KIJX)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rochester), 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. |