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 Ruby.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Ruby. 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 Ruby.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the west)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Poplar Grove Airport (FAA ID: C77)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Co. Airport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dacy Airport (FAA ID: 0C0)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east northeast)
- Sue Rock Intl. (FAA ID: IS93)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest)
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- Brodhead Airport (FAA ID: C37)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ogle Co. Airport (FAA ID: C55)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport / Dornink Airport (FAA ID: C86)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Albertus Airport (ICAO: KFEP)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- DeKalb Taylor Muni. (ICAO: KDKB)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lawn Airport (FAA ID: C59)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe Muni. (ICAO: KEFT)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galt Fld. (FAA ID: 10C)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ruby), 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. |