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 Rock City.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rock 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 Rock City.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(87 miles [140 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the west)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(82 miles [132 km] to the east southeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Sue Rock Intl. (FAA ID: IS93)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport / Dornink Airport (FAA ID: C86)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west southwest)
- Albertus Airport (ICAO: KFEP)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Brodhead Airport (FAA ID: C37)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Monroe Muni. (ICAO: KEFT)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rock 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. |