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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 Rome.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rome. 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 Rome.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(110 miles [177 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(154 miles [247.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(156 miles [251.1 km] to the north)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(164 miles [263.9 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(41 miles [66 km] to the southeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the west)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Co. Airport (ICAO: KC75)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2C6)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rome), 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. |
| <2> | GPS Coordinates for Rockford International Airport: Decimal: 42.19536, -89.097222 DDMMSS: 42° 11' 43", -89° 5' 49" |
| <3> | GPS Coordinates for Midway International Airport: Decimal: 41.78597, -87.752417 DDMMSS: 41° 47' 9", -87° 45' 8" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for O'Hare International Airport: Decimal: 41.98164, -87.906671 DDMMSS: 41° 58' 53", -87° 54' 24" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for Lambert - Saint Louis International Airport: Decimal: 38.74869, -90.370029 DDMMSS: 38° 44' 55", -90° 22' 12" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for Dane County Regional Airport: Decimal: 43.13985, -89.337514 DDMMSS: 43° 8' 23", -89° 20' 15" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for General Mitchell International Airport: Decimal: 42.94721, -87.896730 DDMMSS: 42° 56' 49", -87° 53' 48" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Greater Peoria Regional Airport: Decimal: 40.66420, -89.693258 DDMMSS: 40° 39' 51", -89° 41' 35" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal Airport: Decimal: 40.47711, -88.915917 DDMMSS: 40° 28' 37", -88° 54' 57" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Quad City International Airport: Decimal: 41.44828, -90.507520 DDMMSS: 41° 26' 53", -90° 30' 27" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for Southeast Iowa Regional Airport: Decimal: 40.78322, -91.125506 DDMMSS: 40° 46' 59", -91° 7' 31" |
| <12> | GPS Coordinates for University of Illinois - Willard Airport: Decimal: 40.03883, -88.277806 DDMMSS: 40° 2' 19", -88° 16' 40" |
| <13> | GPS Coordinates for Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport: Decimal: 40.79527, -89.613417 DDMMSS: 40° 47' 42", -89° 36' 48" |
| <14> | GPS Coordinates for Marshall County Airport: Decimal: 41.01928, -89.386422 DDMMSS: 41° 1' 9", -89° 23' 11" |
| <15> | GPS Coordinates for Pekin Municipal Airport: Decimal: 40.48819, -89.675889 DDMMSS: 40° 29' 17", -89° 40' 33" |
| <16> | GPS Coordinates for Tri-County Airport: Decimal: 40.77400, -90.074417 DDMMSS: 40° 46' 26", -90° 4' 27" |
| <17> | GPS Coordinates for Manito Mitchell Airport: Decimal: 40.48934, -89.778081 DDMMSS: 40° 29' 21", -89° 46' 41" |
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