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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 Sands.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Sands. 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 Sands.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(129 miles [207.6 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the northwest)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the west)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Whiteside Co. Airport (ICAO: KSQI)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dixon Muni. (ICAO: KC73)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Tri-Township Airport (SFY/KSFY)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northwest)
- Clinton Muni. (CWI/KCWI)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ogle Co. Airport (FAA ID: C55)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast)
- Albertus Airport (ICAO: KFEP)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Kewanee Muni. (FAA ID: EZI)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south)
- GPS Coordinates: 41.205194, -89.963861<21>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Kewanee Municipal Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Kewanee Muni.
- Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the east)
- GPS Coordinates: 41.762530, -89.101481<22>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Bresson Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Bresson Airport
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(41 miles [66 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Sands), 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 Dane County Regional Airport:
Decimal: 43.13985, -89.337514
DDMMSS: 43° 8' 23", -89° 20' 15" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for O'Hare International Airport:
Decimal: 41.98164, -87.906671
DDMMSS: 41° 58' 53", -87° 54' 24" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for Midway International Airport:
Decimal: 41.78597, -87.752417
DDMMSS: 41° 47' 9", -87° 45' 8" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for General Mitchell International Airport:
Decimal: 42.94721, -87.896730
DDMMSS: 42° 56' 49", -87° 53' 48" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for Quad City International Airport:
Decimal: 41.44828, -90.507520
DDMMSS: 41° 26' 53", -90° 30' 27" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Dubuque Regional Airport:
Decimal: 42.40200, -90.709472
DDMMSS: 42° 24' 7", -90° 42' 34" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport:
Decimal: 42.62025, -89.041556
DDMMSS: 42° 37' 12", -89° 2' 29" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Greater Peoria Regional Airport:
Decimal: 40.66420, -89.693258
DDMMSS: 40° 39' 51", -89° 41' 35" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for Southeast Iowa Regional Airport:
Decimal: 40.78322, -91.125506
DDMMSS: 40° 46' 59", -91° 7' 31" |
| <12> | GPS Coordinates for The Eastern Iowa Airport:
Decimal: 41.88612, -91.709714
DDMMSS: 41° 53' 10", -91° 42' 34" |
| <13> | GPS Coordinates for Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal Airport:
Decimal: 40.47711, -88.915917
DDMMSS: 40° 28' 37", -88° 54' 57" |
| <14> | GPS Coordinates for Whiteside County Airport:
Decimal: 41.74283, -89.676306
DDMMSS: 41° 44' 34", -89° 40' 34" |
| <15> | GPS Coordinates for Dixon Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 41.83369, -89.446213
DDMMSS: 41° 50' 1", -89° 26' 46" |
| <16> | GPS Coordinates for Tri-Township Airport:
Decimal: 42.04583, -90.107944
DDMMSS: 42° 2' 44", -90° 6' 28" |
| <17> | GPS Coordinates for Clinton Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 41.83111, -90.329139
DDMMSS: 41° 49' 51", -90° 19' 44" |
| <18> | GPS Coordinates for Ogle County Airport:
Decimal: 42.03725, -89.392885
DDMMSS: 42° 2' 14", -89° 23' 34" |
| <19> | GPS Coordinates for Albertus Airport:
Decimal: 42.24615, -89.581987
DDMMSS: 42° 14' 46", -89° 34' 55" |
| <20> | GPS Coordinates for Davenport Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 41.61027, -90.588361
DDMMSS: 41° 36' 36", -90° 35' 18" |
| <21> | GPS Coordinates for Kewanee Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 41.20519, -89.963861
DDMMSS: 41° 12' 18", -89° 57' 49" |
| <22> | GPS Coordinates for Bresson Airport:
Decimal: 41.76253, -89.101481
DDMMSS: 41° 45' 45", -89° 6' 5" |
| <23> | GPS Coordinates for Rochelle Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 41.89300, -89.078290
DDMMSS: 41° 53' 34", -89° 4' 41" |
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